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Häftad (Paperback / softback)
Språk
Engelska
Antal sidor
256
Utgivningsdatum
1978-09-01
Förlag
University of Notre Dame Press
Illustrationer
Illustrations, black and white
Dimensioner
201 x 135 x 15 mm
Vikt
331 g
Antal komponenter
1
Komponenter
22:B&W 5.5 x 8.5 in or 216 x 140 mm (Demy 8vo) Perfect Bound on White w/Gloss Lam
ISBN
9780268007263

City of the Gods, The

A Study in Myth and Mortality

av John S Dunne
Häftad,  Engelska, 1978-09-01
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In The City of the Gods, John S. Dunne traces humanitys political and social mythologies from ancient Sumer to the present, showing how they reflect the diverse responses of each era to the inevitability of death.
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A provocative and haunting study of the myths by which men through the ages have met the fact that they must die. The City of the Gods is a rare kind of interdisciplinary study . . . its scope and profundity mark Dunne as one of the most serious and original theologians in the country. Christian Century A profound study of the myths of the afterlife in the ancient world. Library Journal

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John S. Dunne (19292013) was the John A. OBrien Professor of Theology at the University of Notre Dame and the author of twenty books, including Circle Dance of Time (2010), Deep Rhythm and the Riddle of Eternal Life (2008), and A Vision Quest (2006), all published by the University of Notre Dame Press.

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