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...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Madison, Wisc
University of Wisconsin Press
c2008
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| In: | Year: 2008 |
| Series/Journal: | George L. Mosse series in modern European cultural and intellectual history
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Egypt (Antiquity)
/ Polytheism
/ Monotheism
/ Israel (Antiquity)
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| Further subjects: | B
Henotheism (Egypt)
History
B Collection of essays B Henotheism History Egypt B Monotheism (Egypt) History B Monotheism B Henotheism B Egypt B History B Henotheism History Israel B RELIGION ; Theism B Monotheism History Egypt B Electronic books History B Monotheism (Israel) History B Henotheism (Israel) History B Israel B Monotheism History Israel Egypt Israel |
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Print version: Of God and gods: |
| Summary: | 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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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-184) and index. - Description based on print version record |
| ISBN: | 0299225534 |