Gods and demons, priests and scholars : critical explorations in the history of religions
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0226481867
ISBN 13
9780226481869
Category
Publication Year
2012
Publisher
Subject
Religion--History--Study and teaching.; Religion--History--Study and teaching--Methodology.
Description
xii, 228 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : 24 cm; Machine generated contents note:ch. OneTheses on Method --ch. TwoHow to Read a Religious Text --ch. ThreeNature and Genesis of Pantheons --ch. FourCosmo-logic of Persian Demonology --ch. FiveAnomaly, Science, and Religion --ch. SixBetween History and Myth --ch. SevenPoetic, Royal, and Female Discourse --ch. EightAncient and Post-Ancient Religions --ch. NineSanctified Violence --ch. TenReligious and Other Conflicts in Twentieth-Century Guatemala --ch. ElevenIn Praise of the Chaotic --ch. TwelveTheses on Comparison with Cristiano Grottonelli --ch. Thirteen(Un)discipline of Religious Studies.; The author discusses the study of religion, including its history, gods and pantheons, demons and monsters, and morality and power.;
Biblio Notes
739914100
Number of Copies
1
