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Divinity in Things
Eric Eckroyd
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Description for Divinity in Things
Paperback. Provides a credible alternative to the so-called 'western' religions, which trace their ancestry to the Hebrew Yahweh, who was the first sky-god to divorce (or be divorced by) his earth-mother consort, initiating the long separation of God from Nature, putting an end to the feeling of oneness with Nature that had typified primal forms of religion. Num Pages: 189 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: HR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 308.
This book provides a credible alternative to the so-called 'western' religions, which all trace their ancestry to the Hebrew Yahweh, who was the first sky-god to divorce (or be divorced by) his earth-mother consort, so initiating the long separation of God from Nature, putting an end to the feeling of oneness with Nature that had typified primal forms of religion. The author goes back in time, beyond the gods and goddesses of natural forces to the natural forces themselves, and then to the earliest known god-concept -- generally known as 'mana', translatable as 'energy' and denoting not only the forces ... Read more
This book provides a credible alternative to the so-called 'western' religions, which all trace their ancestry to the Hebrew Yahweh, who was the first sky-god to divorce (or be divorced by) his earth-mother consort, so initiating the long separation of God from Nature, putting an end to the feeling of oneness with Nature that had typified primal forms of religion. The author goes back in time, beyond the gods and goddesses of natural forces to the natural forces themselves, and then to the earliest known god-concept -- generally known as 'mana', translatable as 'energy' and denoting not only the forces ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
189
Condition
New
Number of Pages
189
Place of Publication
Liverpool, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845193331
SKU
V9781845193331
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