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Accidental gods : on men unwittingly turned divine  Cover Image Book Book

Accidental gods : on men unwittingly turned divine / Anna Della Subin.

Subin, Anna Della, (author.).

Summary:

"A provocative history of men who were worshipped as gods that illuminates the connection between power and religion and the role of divinity in a secular age"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781250296870
  • ISBN: 1250296870
  • Physical Description: xii, 462 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Metropolitan Books ; 2021.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-444) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
First rites -- In the light of Ras Tafari -- The gospel of Philip -- MacArthur, four ways -- Gods in uniform -- The apotheosis of Nathaniel Tarn -- The mystical germ -- A tumescent trinity -- Passage -- The tyranny of love -- Mythopolitics -- Serpents --Adam blushed -- How to kill a god -- Liberation (Last rites).
Subject: Apotheosis.
Religious leaders > Biography.
Kings and rulers > Biography.
Heroes > Biography.
Religion and politics.
Religion and sociology.

Available copies

  • 5 of 5 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Trails Regional.

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  • 0 current holds with 5 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Trails Regional-Warrensburg 202.130 SUB (Text) 2205185164 Adult Non-Fiction Available -


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