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
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| 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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Table of Contents:
- Preliminary Material / H. Versnel
- Introduction / H. Versnel
- Chapter One. Many Gods Complications Of Polytheism / H. Versnel
- Chapter Two. The Gods Divine Justice Or Divine Arbitrariness? / H. Versnel
- Chapter Three. One God Three Greek Experiments In Oneness / H. Versnel
- Chapter Four. A God Why Is Hermes Hungry? / H. Versnel
- Chapter Five. God The Question Of Divine Omnipotence / H. Versnel
- Chapter Six. Playing (The) God Did (The) Greeks Believe In The Divinity Of Their Rulers? / H. Versnel
- Epilogue / H. Versnel
- Appendix One. Grouping The Gods / H. Versnel
- Appendix Two. Unity Or Diversity—One God Or Many? A Modern Debate / H. Versnel
- Appendix Three. Drive Towards Coherence In Two Herodotus-Studies / H. Versnel
- Appendix Four. Did The Greeks Believe In Their Gods? / H. Versnel
- Bibliography / H. Versnel
- Index Of Passages Cited / H. Versnel
- Greek Words / H. Versnel
- General Index / H. Versnel.