Of God and gods: Egypt, Israel, and the rise of monotheism
Acknowledgments ; Introduction ; 1. Understanding Polytheism: The Three-Dimensional Structure of the Divine World ; 2. Seth the Iconoclast: Polytheism and the Language of Violence ; 3. All Gods are One: Evolutionary and Inclusive Monotheism ; 4. The Axial Age and the Separation of State and Religion...
| Resumo: | Acknowledgments ; Introduction ; 1. Understanding Polytheism: The Three-Dimensional Structure of the Divine World ; 2. Seth the Iconoclast: Polytheism and the Language of Violence ; 3. All Gods are One: Evolutionary and Inclusive Monotheism ; 4. The Axial Age and the Separation of State and Religion: Monotheism as an Axial Movement ; 5. Five Steps toward Canonization: Tradition, Scripture, and the Origin of the Hebrew Bible ; 6. No God but God: Exclusive Monotheism and the Language of Violence ; Conclusion: The Mosaic Distinction ; Notes ; Bibliography ; Index. |
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| Descrição do item: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-184) and index. - Description based on print version record |
| ISBN: | 0299225534 |