Name: God: Myths of the Male Divine By David Leeming (Professor of English and Comparative Literature, Professor of English and Comparative Literature, University of Connecticut)
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God: Myths of the Male Divine Summary

God: Myths of the Male Divine by David Leeming (Professor of English and Comparative Literature, Professor of English and Comparative Literature, University of Connecticut)

Gods is a biography of the god archetype from Palaeolithic times to the present. As a sequel to Goddess, this collection speaks to myth and gender issues in relation to the use of the male as a metaphor for the great mystery of existence. The authors retell myths from North and South America, Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and Africa, tracing evolution of the male god from servant of the goddess to seed-bearer, to war god, to the patriarchal god of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

God: Myths of the Male Divine Reviews

For an overview of the major themes in a male God's life there is nothing comparable. Even the classic works of Joseph Campbell lack the clarity and organization of these works to bring out the salient features of the deity's life.--The Reader's Review In a companion work to their previous volume Goddess, the authors present the concept of god through the ages. Illustrated by myths of many different times and lands, the continuous mystery of life seems always transformed into human forms. Whether shaman, trickster, creator, or consort of the goddess, the male principle pervades all religions.... A fresh and readable account.--Library Journal Building upon the market impact created by their Goddesses: Myths of the Female Divine, Leeming and Page continue their exploration of evolving divine archetypes from prehistory to the present by focusing with an equal effectiveness on masculine metaphors.--Publishers Weekly The kind of insight these two old Princeton boys derived from their magnificent book Goddess has been profitably used to look at God: Myths of the Male Divine. The result is more entertaining, a lot more profitable than screeds on the masculine mystique. Men want to be gods as much as women want to be goddesses. Here's how.--Paul Bohannan, author of We, the Alien: An Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

About David Leeming (Professor of English and Comparative Literature, Professor of English and Comparative Literature, University of Connecticut)

David Leeming was formerly Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of Connecticut. Jake Page is an essayist, science writer, novelist, and co-author with his wife Susanne of both Hopi and Navajo. Both authors live in New Mexico.

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9780195093063

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0195093062

Title

God: Myths of the Male Divine by David Leeming (Professor of English and Comparative Literature, Professor of English and Comparative Literature, University of Connecticut)

Author

David Leeming (Professor of English and Comparative Literature, Professor of English and Comparative Literature, University of Connecticut)

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Hardback

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Oxford University Press Inc

Year published

19960215

Number of pages

208

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God: Myths of the Male Divine David Leeming (Professor of English and Comparative Literature, Professor of English and Comparative Literature, University of Connecticut)

God: Myths of the Male Divine by David Leeming (Professor of English and Comparative Literature, Professor of English and Comparative Literature, University of Connecticut)

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God: Myths of the Male Divine by David Leeming (Professor of English and Comparative Literature, Professor of English and Comparative Literature, University of Connecticut)

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About David Leeming (Professor of English and Comparative Literature, Professor of English and Comparative Literature, University of Connecticut)

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