The materiality of divine agency

This volume explores two topics of contemporary critical interest, agency and materiality, in the context of their intersection with the divine. Specific case studies, emphasizing the ancient Near East but including treatments also of the European Middle Ages and ancient Greece, draw on a broad rang...

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Contributors: Pongratz-Leisten, Beate (Editor)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Boston Berlin De Gruyter 2015
In: Studies in ancient near Eastern records (volume 8)
Year: 2015
Series/Journal:Studies in ancient near Eastern records volume 8
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Ancient Near East (motif) / God / Plot / Ritual / Object (Philosophy) / Holiness
Further subjects:B Collection of essays
B Agency
B Materiality
B Religion and culture
B Religion
B Religion, Religionsphilosophie
B Religion / History
B Anthropomorphism
B Materialism Religious aspects
B Materialism Religious aspects
B Materialism
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Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
Erscheint auch als: 9781501510687
Erscheint auch als: 9781501502279
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Summary:This volume explores two topics of contemporary critical interest, agency and materiality, in the context of their intersection with the divine. Specific case studies, emphasizing the ancient Near East but including treatments also of the European Middle Ages and ancient Greece, draw on a broad range of written and pictorial sources to elucidate the nature and implications of this intersection.
ISBN:1501502263
Access:Restricted Access
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1515/9781501502262