The Raven, the Dove, and the Owl of Minerva : : The Creation of Humankind in Athens and Jerusalem /

The Raven, the Dove, and the Owl of Minerva : : The Creation of Humankind in Athens and Jerusalem / / Mark Glouberman.

Through a close textual analysis and a contrastive examination of documents from both cultures, Mark Glouberman explores the biblical roots of our Western sense of self-identity and the ways in which non-philosophical Greek materials enhance our understanding of how that cultural view developed.Glou...

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Glouberman, Mark ,
Place / Publishing House:Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2017]
©2012
Year of Publication:2017
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (368 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface and Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: Athens and Jerusalem
  • 1. In Defence of Perplexity
  • 2. Man's Estate
  • 3. An Ethical Compass
  • 4. Raven's Land
  • 5. The Reformation
  • 6. Contemplating the Bust of Homer
  • 7. Nobodies
  • 8. The Birth of Death
  • 9. Becoming Political
  • 10. Love Stories
  • 11. Life and Times
  • 12. Misbehaviourism
  • Conclusion: On the Carmel
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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