Coping With the Gods
| Author | : Henk Versnel |
| Publisher | : BRILL |
| Total Pages | : 609 |
| Release | : 2011-05-10 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9789004204904 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9004204903 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (903 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Coping With the Gods by : Henk Versnel
Download or read book Coping With the Gods written by Henk Versnel and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2011-05-10 with total page 609 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abandoning monolithic approaches and embracing the possibility of inconsistencies and incongruities in Greek thought, behaviour, and culture, this book investigates how ancient Greeks could validate the complementarity of dissonant, if not contradictory, representations in e.g.polytheism, theodicy, divine omnipotence and ruler cult.
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