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ISBN: 0195145046 9780195145045 Year: 2001 Publisher: Oxford : Oxford university press,
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Nothing reveals more about a civilization than the gods and goddesses it worships. For thousands of years men and women have fashioned stories about divine beings to explain their most mysterious, terrifying, and exalted experiences. And yet today the names of many of these deities lie buried. The Dictionary of Ancient Deities brings those names to light.Here, in one superbly written volume, is every known divine being throughout recorded history, from Athena and Brahma to the evil demon king Ngworekara of the African Fan people and the Babylonian dream messenger Zaqar. With over 10,000 entries, The Dictionary of Ancient Deities is the most comprehensive reference of its kind, covering not only gods and goddesses but also spirits, places, festivals, sacred texts and objects, heroes, monsters, demigods, and the plethora of fantastic mythical beasts that have populated the human imagination from time immemorial. The encyclopedia also includes many deities often missing from standard collections, notably from Inuit, Native American, and African cultures. Alphabetically arranged entries provide the name of each deity (with alternate spellings), followed by the tribe or culture that worshipped the deity. Most importantly, the entries--whether brief descriptions or longer essays--offer lucid and engaging explanations of the origins and functions of the god or goddess, as well as any needed cross-references to guide the reader to related topics.With a comprehensive index and an extensive bibliography, The Dictionary of Ancient Deities is the best choice for scholars, students, or anyone intrigued by the rich pantheon of divine beings that have mirrored the human psyche and shaped our earliest civilizations.
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ISBN: 1463220995 Year: 2009 Publisher: Piscataway, NJ : Gorgias Press,
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In this paper Margaret Waits offers an explanation for the pervasive and enigmatic symbol of the double-axe in Mycenaean culture with special reference to the religions of Greece and Asia Minor
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ISBN: 3112613384 Year: 1956 Publisher: Berlin : De Gruyter,
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Year: 1694 Publisher: London : Printed by Benj Motte for Robert Clavel and Charles Harper ...,
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ISBN: 9638046074 9789638046079 Year: 1994 Volume: 6 Publisher: Budapest : Innsbruck : Hungarian Academy of sciences, Institute of archaeology, Institut für Sprachwissenschaft der Universität Innsbruck,
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ISBN: 2259219748 9782259219747 Year: 2014 Publisher: Paris: Plon,
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"Dieu est mort ? Pas du tout. Et les dieux non plus. Outre la Grèce et Rome, j'ai choisi celles et ceux que je préférais dans les cinq continents, au Japon, en Sibérie, en Australie, aux îles Samoa, sans oublier quelques cruelles divinités Aztèques."Dans nos contrées, Dieu est au singulier, absolu. Les dieux grecs et romains sont l'objet d'une curiosité nostalgique mais pour un tiers de l'humanité, les dieux sont bien vivants. En Inde, trois cents millions de dieux et de déesses forniquent et combattent avec une joyeuse frénésie ; en Afrique, génies, djinns, vodouns enracinent les humains à leur sol ; en Chine, un héros bâtisseur boite pour avoir sacrifié la moitié de son corps au fleuve Jaune... Je les aime depuis mon enfance et j'ai choisi celles et ceux que je préférais dans les cinq continents. J'aime les dieux parce qu'ils sont novateurs : ils pratiquent les procréations assistées, le changement de genre, le devenir animal. À regarder de près notre Dieu singulier, qu'il s'appelle Adonaï, Jésus ou Allah, les dieux soi-disant morts lui ont inoculé un peu de leurs substances. Dieu est mort ? Pas du tout. Les dieux non plus.
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Year: 1977 Publisher: Roma : Consiglio nazionale delle ricerche,
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Year: 1965 Publisher: New Delhi : International Academy of Indian Culture,
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ISBN: 0895816733 Year: 1984 Publisher: Delhi : Motilal Banarsidass,
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ISBN: 0924171006 Year: 1995 Publisher: Philadelphia The Samuel Noah Kramer Fund
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