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The Deities Are Many eBook

A Polytheistic Theology

by Jordan Paper
language: english
Publisher: State University of New York Press, February of 2012 ‧
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Provides a theology of polytheismthe belief in many deitiesusing examples from a wide range of world religions.

The Deities Are Many is a lively and learned introduction to polytheism. Drawing from both his scholarly research and his personal experience, author Jordan Paper is the ideal guide into this milieu. Paper was drawn to polytheism through his love of nature, seeing it as a source of the divine. In this book he focuses on Chinese and Native American religious traditions, as well as West African, African-Brazilian, Hindu, Polynesian, and circum-Polar traditions, to describe the theology of polytheism. The book provides a topology of polytheistic deities, focusing on the cosmic couple, Father Sky and Mother Earth; animal, plant, and mineral deities; ancestral spirits; divine ghosts; and culture heroes and tricksters. Paper also shows how monotheists misunderstand polytheism and provides a polytheist perspective on what it means to be human when the "deities are many." This is a fascinating, illuminating book, especially for those raised in monotheistic societies.

The Deities Are Many

A Polytheistic Theology

by Jordan Paper

Property Description
ISBN: 9780791483626
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Release Date: February of 2012
Language: English
Pages: 169
Format: eBook
File Format and Compatibility:
Collection: Suny Series In Religious Studies
Categories: eBooks in English > Faith & Religion > Religions (Asia and the Middle East)
eBooks in English > Faith & Religion > Theological Studies
EAN: 9780791483626
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