Coping with the gods : : wayward readings in Greek theology / / by H.S. Versnel.

Inspired by a critical reconsideration of current monolithic approaches to the study of Greek religion, this book argues that ancient Greeks displayed a disquieting capacity to validate two (or more) dissonant, if not contradictory, representations of the divine world in a complementary rather than...

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Superior document:Religions in the Graeco-Roman world, v. 173
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Place / Publishing House:Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2011.
Year of Publication:2011
Language:English
Series:Religions in the Graeco-Roman World 173.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii, 593 pages) :; plates; digital, PDF file(s).
Notes:Description based upon print version of record and e-publication (viewed on March 5, 2019).
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