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Gemini and the Sacred: Twins and Twinship in Religion and Mythology
Kimberley C. Patton
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Description for Gemini and the Sacred: Twins and Twinship in Religion and Mythology
Hardback. Throughout human history twins have been an unsettling and ambiguous presence. Rarely treated neutrally, in any cultural context, twins present an anomaly: the appearance from the same womb of two human beings when only one is expected. The anxiety they caused could often only be resolved through ritual and belief. Editor(s): Patton, Kimberley C. Series: Library of Modern Religion. Num Pages: 320 pages, 25 bw integrated. BIC Classification: HRAX; HRKP; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 134. .
Twins may be allied with the celestial or animal realms: they have sometimes been construed as 'extra-human'. This multi-disciplinary work explores the imaginative sacred history of twinship, and examines the multiple ways in which the 'doubling' of a human being may be religiously and culturally expressed. Encompassing twins in the ancient Near East and Mediterranean worlds, native American spirituality, mythology and folklore and South Asian spirituality, the book offers a variety of perspectives on this fascinating topic. Subjects discussed include the great Roman foundation myth of Romulus and Remus; the significance of the twin Christian saints Cosmas and Damian; the ... Read more
Twins may be allied with the celestial or animal realms: they have sometimes been construed as 'extra-human'. This multi-disciplinary work explores the imaginative sacred history of twinship, and examines the multiple ways in which the 'doubling' of a human being may be religiously and culturally expressed. Encompassing twins in the ancient Near East and Mediterranean worlds, native American spirituality, mythology and folklore and South Asian spirituality, the book offers a variety of perspectives on this fascinating topic. Subjects discussed include the great Roman foundation myth of Romulus and Remus; the significance of the twin Christian saints Cosmas and Damian; the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Series
Library of Modern Religion
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848859319
SKU
V9781848859319
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About Kimberley C. Patton
Kimberley C Patton is Professor of the Comparative and Historical Study of Religion at Harvard University. Her previous books include A Magic Still Dwells: Comparative Religion in the Postmodern Age, The Sea Can Wash Away all Evils: Modern Marine Pollution and the Ancient Cathartic Ocean and Religion of the Gods: Ritual, Paradox, and Reflexivity (Winner of an AAR Award for ... Read more
Reviews for Gemini and the Sacred: Twins and Twinship in Religion and Mythology
Kimberley C. Patton has compiled a treasure-trove of humanity’s experience of and insight into the cosmic significance of twinning/doubling. Through the expert analysis of twenty contributors on topics in material culture, ritual, mythology, and lived experience, Gemini and the Sacred offers the wisdom of the world’s great civilizations on the meaning of the cosmos, human nature, and identity. A must-read ... Read more