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The Deities Are Many - A Polytheistic Theology (Hardcover, New)
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The Deities Are Many - A Polytheistic Theology (Hardcover, New)
Series: SUNY series in Religious Studies
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"The Deities Are Many is a lively and learned introduction to
polytheism. Drawing from both his scholarly research and his
personal experience, author Jordan Paper is the ideal guide into
this milieu. Paper was drawn to polytheism through his love of
nature, seeing it as a source of the divine. In this book he
focuses on Chinese and Native American religious traditions, as
well as West African, African--"Brazilian, Hindu, Polynesian, and
circum--"Polar traditions to describe the theology of polytheism.
The book provides a topology of polytheistic deities, focusing on
the cosmic couple. Father Sky and Mother Earth: animal, plant, and
mineral deities; ancestral spirits; divine ghosts; and culture
heroes and tricksters. Paper also shows how monotheists
misunderstand polytheism and provides a polytheist perspective on
what it means to be human when the "deities are many." This is a
fascinating, illuminating book, especially for those raised in
monotheistic societies.
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