Coping with the Gods: Wayward Readings in Greek Theology

by H.S. Versnel

Inspired by a critical reconsideration of current monolithic approaches to the study of Greek religion, this book argues that ancient Greeks displayed a disquieting capacity to validate two (or more) dissonant, if not contradictory, representations of the divine world in a complementary rather than mutually exclusive manner. From this perspective the six chapters explore problems inherent in: order vs. variety/chaos in polytheism, arbitrariness vs...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004204903
• ISBN13: 9789004204904
• Release Date: May 2011
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 608 Pages