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Gods and demons, priests and scholars : critical explorations in the history of religions / Bruce Lincoln.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, c2012.Description: xii, 228 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780226481869 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 0226481867 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 9780226481876 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 0226481875 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 200.71 23
LOC classification:
  • BL41 .L56 2012
Contents:
Theses on method -- How to read a religious text -- Nature and genesis of pantheons -- The cosmo-logic of Persian demonology -- Anomaly, science, and religion -- Between history and myth -- Poetic, royal, and female discourse -- Ancient and post-ancient religions -- Sanctified violence -- Religious and other conflicts in 20th century Guatemala -- In praise of the chaotic -- Theses on comparison -- With Cristiano Grottanelli -- The (un)discipline of religious studies.
List(s) this item appears in: AD New Acquisitions 2017
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Printed Books Accademia di Danimarca Biblioteca AN/re. Linc 01 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Not For Loan ACDAN17090002

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Theses on method -- How to read a religious text -- Nature and genesis of pantheons -- The cosmo-logic of Persian demonology -- Anomaly, science, and religion -- Between history and myth -- Poetic, royal, and female discourse -- Ancient and post-ancient religions -- Sanctified violence -- Religious and other conflicts in 20th century Guatemala -- In praise of the chaotic -- Theses on comparison -- With Cristiano Grottanelli -- The (un)discipline of religious studies.

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