| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 155 pages) |
| Series |
SUNY series in religious studies |
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SUNY series in religious studies.
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| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: Ch. 1 Introduction -- Ch. 2 cosmic couple : Mother Earth and Father Sky -- Ch. 3 Numinous nature : animal, plant, and mineral spirits -- Ch. 4 family deified : ancestral spirits -- Ch. 5 Divine ghosts : functional deities -- Ch. 6 seminuminous : culture heroes and tricksters -- Ch. 7 One or many : monotheists' misperceptions of polytheism |
| Summary |
"The Deities are Many is an introduction to polytheism. This book focuses on Chinese and Native American religious traditions, as well as West African, African-Brazilian, Hindu, Polynesian, and circum-Polar traditions, to describe the theology of polytheism. The book provides a topology of polytheistic deities, focusing on the cosmic couple, Father Sky and Mother Earth; animal, plant, and mineral deities; ancestral spirits; divine ghosts; and culture heroes and tricksters. Jordan Paper also shows how monotheists misunderstand polytheism and provides a polytheist perspective on what it means to be human when the "deities are many.""--Jacket |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-152) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Polytheism.
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Religions.
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religions (belief systems, cultures)
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RELIGION -- Theism.
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Polytheism
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Religions
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1423743938 |
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9781423743934 |
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0791463877 |
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9780791463871 |
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0791463885 |
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9780791463888 |
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9780791483626 |
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0791483622 |
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