LEADER 03832nam 2200529Ia 450 001 9910809483003321 005 20240418144130.0 010 $a9786611930868 010 $a0-19-972328-1 010 $a1-281-93086-5 010 $a0-19-987156-6 035 $a(CKB)24235118300041 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC415717 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7034591 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL415717 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10273213 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL193086 035 $a(OCoLC)476244443 035 $a(EXLCZ)9924235118300041 100 $a20090405d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aReligion of the gods$b[electronic resource] $eritual, paradox, and reflexivity /$fKimberley Christine Patton 210 $aOxford ;$aNew York $cOxford University Press$d2009 215 $axxi, 490 p. $cill 311 $a9780195091069 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [457]-482) and index. 327 $aIntro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Introduction. The Problem of Sacrificing Gods -- I. Ancient Greek Gods in Ritual Performance -- 1. Is Libation Sacrifice? -- 2. Iconographic Evidence -- 3. "Terribly Strange and Paradoxical": Literary Evidence -- 4. "Divine Libation": A Century of Debate -- 5. The Problem Defined and a Proposed Solution: Divine Reflexivity in Ritual Representation -- II. The Wider Indo-European World: Polytheism -- Introduction: Ritualizing Gods in Indo-European Religious Traditions -- 6. Zoroastrian Heresy: Zurv& -- #257 -- n's Thousand-Year Sacrifice -- 7. "Myself to Myself ": The Norse Odin and Divine Autosacrifice -- III. The Peoples of the Book: Monotheism and Divine Ritual -- Introduction: The Special Interpretive Challenge of Divine Ritual in Monotheism -- 8. The Observant God of the Talmud -- 9. "God and His Angels Pray for the Prophet": A Qur'& -- #257 -- nic Paradigm -- Conclusion. "Religion of the Gods" -- Catalogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z. 330 $aIn many of the world's religions, both polytheistic and monotheistic, a seemingly enigmatic and paradoxical image is found--that of the god who worships. Various interpretations of this seeming paradox have been advanced. Some suggest that it represents sacrifice to a higher deity. Proponents of anthropomorphic projection say that the gods are just "big people" and that images of human religious action are simply projected onto the deities. However, such explanations do not do justice to the complexity and diversity of this phenomenon.In Religion of the Gods, Kimberley C. Patton uses a comparative approach to take up anew a longstanding challenge in ancient Greek religious iconography: why are the Olympian gods depicted on classical pottery making libations? The sacrificing gods in ancient Greece are compared to gods who perform rituals in six other religious traditions: the Vedic gods, the heterodox god Zurvan of early Zoroastrianism, the Old Norse god Odin, the Christian God and Christ, the God of Judaism, and Islam's Allah. Patton examines the comparative evidence from a cultural and historical perspective, uncovering deep structural resonances while also revealing crucial differences. 606 $aReligion 606 $aReligions 606 $aRitual 615 0$aReligion. 615 0$aReligions. 615 0$aRitual. 676 $a202/.11 700 $aPatton$b Kimberley C$g(Kimberley Christine),$f1958-$01611694 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910809483003321 996 $aReligion of the gods$93940063 997 $aUNINA