Speaking of Gods in Figure and Narrative

By Deeanne Westbrook

Book Overview

Speaking of Gods analyzes the figurative-narrative creation of gods, their heavenly abodes, and behaviors, reaching back to the beginning of history in Sumer, Babylon, Egypt, Persia and Greece, and continuing through the figures and narratives of a biblical tradition that includes the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament, and the Qur'an.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230108113
• ISBN13: 9780230108110
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 249 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.3"