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Speaking of Gods in Figure and Narrative

Speaking of Gods in Figure and Narrative

Description

Speaking of Gods analyzes the figurative-narrative creation of gods, their heavenly abodes, and behaviors, reaching back to the beginning of history in Sumer, Babylon, Egypt, Persia and Greece, and continuing through the figures and narratives of a biblical tradition that includes the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament, and the Qur'an.

Keywords

LANGUAGE AND LANGUAGES_RELIGIOUS ASPECTSMETAPHORNARRATION (RHETORIC)RELIGION_HISTORY

2011Book

Author(s)Deeanne Westbrook

PublisherPalgrave Macmillan

ISBN9780230108110

LanguageEnglish

SpringerLink Book

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