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Sharing with the Gods

Author : Suk Fong Jim
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 0198706820
Total Pages : 390 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (987 download)

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Download or read book Sharing with the Gods written by Suk Fong Jim and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sharing with the Gods examines one of the most ubiquitous yet little studied aspects of ancient Greek religion, the offering of so-called "first-fruits" (aparchai) and "tithes" (dekatai), from the Archaic period to the Hellenistic. While most existing studies of Greek religion tend to focus on ritual performance, this volume investigates questions of religious belief and mentality: why the Greeks presented these gifts to the gods, and what their behaviour tells us about their religious world-view, presuppositions, and perception of the gods. Exploiting an array of ancient sources, the author assesses the diverse nature of aparchai and dekatai, the complexity of the motivations underlying them, the role of individuals in shaping tradition, the deployment of this religious custom in politics, and the transformation of a voluntary practice into a religious obligation. By synthesizing a century of scholarship on 'first-fruits' practices in Greek and other religious cultures, the author challenges prevailing interpretations of gift-exchange with the gods in terms of do ut des and da ut dem, which emphasize the reciprocal, obligatory, and sometimes commercial aspects of the gift, and explores hitherto neglected notions including gratitude and thanksgiving. Drawing on current approaches to gift-giving in anthropology, sociology, and economics, in particular the French anthropologist Godelier's idea of 'debt', the volume offers new perspectives with which to conceptualize human-divine relations, and challenges traditional views of the nature of gift-giving between men and gods in Greek religion.

Sharing with the Gods

Author : Theodora Suk Fong Jim
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780191778506
Total Pages : 373 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (785 download)

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Download or read book Sharing with the Gods written by Theodora Suk Fong Jim and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Sharing with the Gods' examines one of the most ubiquitous yet little studied aspects of ancient Greek religion, the offering of so-called 'first-fruits' (aparchai) and 'tithes' (dekatai), from the Archaic period to the Hellenistic.

Saviour Gods and Soteria in Ancient Greece

Author : Theodora Suk Fong Jim
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0192894110
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (928 download)

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Download or read book Saviour Gods and Soteria in Ancient Greece written by Theodora Suk Fong Jim and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2022 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the Archaic to the Roman imperial period, an impressive number of gods and goddesses are attested in the Greek world under the titles of Soter and Soteira ('Saviour'). Overseeing the protection of individuals and cities, these gods had the power to grant an essential blessing - soteria ('deliverance', 'preservation', 'safety'). This book investigates what it meant to be 'saved' and the underlying concept of soteria in ancient Greece. It challenges the prevailing assumption that soteria was a predominantly Christian concern, and demonstrates instead its centrality and significance in the relationship between the Greeks and their gods. This book focuses on the power of 'saviour' gods in the life of the Greeks, how worshippers searched for soteria as they confronted the unknown and unknowable, and what this can reveal about the religious beliefs, hopes, and anxieties of the Greeks. It goes beyond religious vocabulary and cult epithets to investigate worshippers' thought world and lived experience, the different choices individuals made among the plurality of gods in the Greek pantheon, the multiple levels on which divine 'saviours' operated, and the values attached to the Greek notion of soteria. Building on existing paradigms in the study of Greek polytheism, and combining close analysis of epigraphic, literary and material evidence, this book argues that soteria for the Greeks entailed a very different experience from the Christian, eschatological notion of 'salvation', and that what was offered was 'salvation' on earth.

Coping With the Gods

Author : Henk Versnel
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004204903
Total Pages : 609 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (42 download)

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Download or read book Coping With the Gods written by Henk Versnel and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2011-05-10 with total page 609 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abandoning monolithic approaches and embracing the possibility of inconsistencies and incongruities in Greek thought, behaviour, and culture, this book investigates how ancient Greeks could validate the complementarity of dissonant, if not contradictory, representations in e.g.polytheism, theodicy, divine omnipotence and ruler cult.

Saviour Gods and Soteria in Ancient Greece

Author : Theodora Suk Fong Jim
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0192646494
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (926 download)

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Download or read book Saviour Gods and Soteria in Ancient Greece written by Theodora Suk Fong Jim and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2022-05-12 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the Archaic to the Roman imperial period, an impressive number of gods and goddesses are attested in the Greek world under the titles of Soter and Soteira ('Saviour'). Overseeing the protection of individuals and cities, these gods had the power to grant an essential blessing - soteria ('deliverance', 'preservation', 'safety'). This book investigates what it meant to be 'saved' and the underlying concept of soteria in ancient Greece. It challenges the prevailing assumption that soteria was a predominantly Christian concern, and demonstrates instead its centrality and significance in the relationship between the Greeks and their gods. This book focuses on the power of 'saviour' gods in the life of the Greeks, how worshippers searched for soteria as they confronted the unknown and unknowable, and what this can reveal about the religious beliefs, hopes, and anxieties of the Greeks. It goes beyond religious vocabulary and cult epithets to investigate worshippers' thought world and lived experience, the different choices individuals made among the plurality of gods in the Greek pantheon, the multiple levels on which divine 'saviours' operated, and the values attached to the Greek notion of soteria. Building on existing paradigms in the study of Greek polytheism, and combining close analysis of epigraphic, literary and material evidence, this book argues that soteria for the Greeks entailed a very different experience from the Christian, eschatological notion of 'salvation', and that what was offered was 'salvation' on earth.

Choosing God's Way to See and Share

Author : Victor Gilbert Beers
Publisher : Victor Books
ISBN 13 : 9780882078199
Total Pages : 189 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (781 download)

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Download or read book Choosing God's Way to See and Share written by Victor Gilbert Beers and published by Victor Books. This book was released on 1983 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twenty-eight illustrated scenes demonstrate how one can choose honesty, love, patience, thankfulness, and other attributes that are God's way of life.

Living with the Gods

Author : Neil MacGregor
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0241308305
Total Pages : 512 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (413 download)

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Download or read book Living with the Gods written by Neil MacGregor and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2018-09-17 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following the award-winning BBC Radio 4 series, a panoramic exploration of peoples, objects and beliefs from the celebrated author of A History of the World in 100 Objects and Germany 'Riveting, extraordinary ... tells the sweeping story of religious belief in all its inventive variety. The emphasis is not on our differences, but on shared spiritual yearnings' Rachel Campbell-Johnston, The Times, Books of the Year One of the central facts of human existence is that every society shares a set of beliefs and assumptions - a faith, an ideology, a religion - that goes far beyond the life of the individual. These beliefs are an essential part of a shared identity. They have a unique power to define - and to divide - us, and are a driving force in the politics of much of the world today. Throughout history they have most often been, in the widest sense, religious. Yet this book is not a history of religion, nor an argument in favour of faith. It is about the stories which give shape to our lives, and the different ways in which societies imagine their place in the world. Looking across history and around the globe, it interrogates objects, places and human activities to try to understand what shared beliefs can mean in the public life of a community or a nation, how they shape the relationship between the individual and the state, and how they help give us our sense of who we are. For in deciding how we live with our gods, we also decide how to live with each other. 'The new blockbuster by the museums maestro Neil MacGregor ... The man who chronicles world history through objects is back ... examining a new set of objects to explore the theme of faith in society' Sunday Times

Sharing God's Love

Author : Scot McKnight
Publisher : Paraclete Press (MA)
ISBN 13 : 9781612615813
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (158 download)

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Download or read book Sharing God's Love written by Scot McKnight and published by Paraclete Press (MA). This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sharing God's Love, the children's companion to The Jesus Creed, can transform kids as they learn to love God and others with intentionality. "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength. Love your neighbor as yourself."

The Insanity of God

Author : Nik Ripken
Publisher : B&H Publishing Group
ISBN 13 : 1433673088
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (336 download)

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Download or read book The Insanity of God written by Nik Ripken and published by B&H Publishing Group. This book was released on 2013 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An amazing story of a missionary couple's journey into the toughest places on earth is combined with stories about remarkable people of faith they encountered to challenge and inspire those curious about the sufficiency of God.

Military Departures, Homecomings and Death in Classical Athens

Author : Owen Rees
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1350188662
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (51 download)

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Download or read book Military Departures, Homecomings and Death in Classical Athens written by Owen Rees and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2022-01-13 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume sheds new light on the experience of ancient Greek warfare by identifying and examining three fundamental transitions undergone by the classical Athenian hoplite as a result of his military service: his departure to war, his homecoming from war having survived, and his homecoming from war having died. As a conscript, a man regularly called upon by his city-state to serve in the battle lines and perform his citizen duty, the most common military experience of the hoplite was one of transition – he was departing to or returning from war on a regular basis, especially during extended periods of conflict. Scholarship has focused primarily on the experience of the hoplite after his return, with a special emphasis on his susceptibility to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), but the moments of transition themselves have yet to be explored in detail. Taking each in turn, Owen Rees examines the transitions from two sides: from within the domestic environment as a member of an oikos, and from within the military environment as a member of the army. This analysis presents a new template for each and effectively maps the experience of the hoplite as he moves between his domestic and military duties. This allows us to reconstruct the effects of war more fully and to identify moments with the potential for a traumatic impact on the individual.

Sharing God’S Love

Author : R. J. Bragg
Publisher : WestBow Press
ISBN 13 : 1490873988
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (98 download)

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Download or read book Sharing God’S Love written by R. J. Bragg and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2015-04-27 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dont you deserve love? In Sharing Gods Love, you will learn how easy it is to receive, and it is, in fact, written throughout the Bible. Yet somehow we miss it. How many have thought that a babys purpose is to share Gods love with us? How many second chances have you received so far in your life? It is not nice or godly to always share your sickness and never your love to those you meet and speak with. Today you can start thinking about changing what you are thinking to what is needed to get into Gods heaven. Sooner or later each of us will be getting that call from God saying He is ready for you to come home right now. We need to learn to say, Lord, I want to do Your will this day. You have chosen me to do something special, that only I can do.

The Gods of Greece

Author : Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington
Publisher : Atlantic Monthly Press
ISBN 13 : 9780871135544
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (355 download)

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Download or read book The Gods of Greece written by Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington and published by Atlantic Monthly Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The text was originally published with other illustrations in 1983 by Harry N. Abrams Inc. Here it is repackaged with reproductions of over 65 paintings by Francoise Gilot (the paintings were created independently--not expressly for the book). Neither the text nor the artwork are conventional explications of how the gods were understood by the Greeks, but rather, both writer and artist offer personal interpretations of each god's character, power, and meaning. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Greek Gods Abroad

Author : Robert Parker
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520293940
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book Greek Gods Abroad written by Robert Parker and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2017-06-06 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From even before the time of Alexander the Great, the Greek gods spread throughout the Mediterranean, carried by settlers and largely adopted by the indigenous populations. By the third century b.c., gods bearing Greek names were worshipped everywhere from Spain to Afghanistan, with the resulting religious systems a variable blend of Greek and indigenous elements. Greek Gods Abroad examines the interaction between Greek religion and the cultures of the eastern Mediterranean with which it came into contact. Robert Parker shows how Greek conventions for naming gods were extended and adapted and provides bold new insights into religious and psychological values across the Mediterranean. The result is a rich portrait of ancient polytheism as it was practiced over 600 years of history.

Drawing Down the Moon

Author : I. I. I. Radcliffe G. G. Edmonds III
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691230218
Total Pages : 504 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (912 download)

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Download or read book Drawing Down the Moon written by I. I. I. Radcliffe G. G. Edmonds III and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2021-12-07 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An unparalleled exploration of magic in the Greco-Roman world What did magic mean to the people of ancient Greece and Rome? How did Greeks and Romans not only imagine what magic could do, but also use it to try to influence the world around them? In Drawing Down the Moon, Radcliffe Edmonds, one of the foremost experts on magic, religion, and the occult in the ancient world, provides the most comprehensive account of the varieties of phenomena labeled as magic in classical antiquity. Exploring why certain practices, images, and ideas were labeled as “magic” and set apart from “normal” kinds of practices, Edmonds gives insight into the shifting ideas of religion and the divine in the ancient past and later Western tradition. Using fresh approaches to the history of religions and the social contexts in which magic was exercised, Edmonds delves into the archaeological record and classical literary traditions to examine images of witches, ghosts, and demons as well as the fantastic powers of metamorphosis, erotic attraction, and reversals of nature, such as the famous trick of drawing down the moon. From prayer and divination to astrology and alchemy, Edmonds journeys through all manner of ancient magical rituals and paraphernalia—ancient tablets, spell books, bindings and curses, love charms and healing potions, and amulets and talismans. He considers the ways in which the Greco-Roman discourse of magic was formed amid the cultures of the ancient Mediterranean, including Egypt and the Near East. An investigation of the mystical and marvelous, Drawing Down the Moon offers an unparalleled record of the origins, nature, and functions of ancient magic.

The War of the Gods (RLE Myth)

Author : Jarich G. Oosten
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317555848
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (175 download)

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Download or read book The War of the Gods (RLE Myth) written by Jarich G. Oosten and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-03-05 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This structural analysis of myth, first published in 1985, focuses on social and political problems of Indo-European mythology. Dr Jarich Oosten tells how the ancient Indo-European gods competed for supreme power and the exclusive possession of the sacred potion of wisdom and immortality. In examining the social code of the wars of the gods, he reveals that there are remarkably consistent patterns in time and space: paternal relatives, equals at first, prove unable to share power, magic goods, etc; while some gods retain their divine status as an exclusive prerogative, their brothers or paternal cousins are transformed into demons; relatives by marriage, however, who are unequal at first, succeed in sharing power and magic goods, and thus become equal partners in the pantheon. Dr Oosten describes how the ancient mythological cycles were broken down and transformed into heroic sagas and epics, and shows how many traditionally related themes – the severed head, the magic cauldron – were preserved. Gradually the political problems of kingship came to overshadow the social problems of kinship, as in the development of the myths of King Arthur. Dr Oosten argues that the social code remains basically the same, and his analysis of this code gives a fascinating perspective on the development of Indo-European mythology from the oldest written sources to the comparatively recent faitytales.

Sharing God's Big Love with Little Lives

Author : Jean Thomason
Publisher : Worthy Books
ISBN 13 : 1683971310
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (839 download)

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Download or read book Sharing God's Big Love with Little Lives written by Jean Thomason and published by Worthy Books. This book was released on 2017-06-13 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this eagerly anticipated guide for parents, grandparents, and caregivers of little ones, Jean Thomason, known as the lively Miss PattyCake character, shares her insights gleaned from more than twenty years in children’s ministry. Sharing God’s Big Love with Little Lives will affirm that God has put a child or children in your life on purpose. Using Scripture, humorous anecdotes, and insightful research, Jean equips you with fresh ideas and enthusiastic encouragement to help guide your kids as they grow into all God has created them to be. This book is a spiritual toolkit you can refer to again and again. “I know of no one with a greater understanding of how to reach the hearts of little ones than Jean. She embraces this as a high calling and the fruit she has to share will enrich your life.” —Sheila Walsh, Author, Recording Artist, Speaker (Women of Faith) “This is a terrific message from a trusted source. Families will be encouraged, instructed, and empowered!” —Max Lucado, Pastor and Best-Selling Author

To Battle the Gods

Author : Sharon Green
Publisher : Sharon Green Books
ISBN 13 : 0886771285
Total Pages : 446 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (867 download)

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Download or read book To Battle the Gods written by Sharon Green and published by Sharon Green Books. This book was released on 1986 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jalav tries to combine her female warriors with the male army to battle a strange enemy from outer space