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- 1st Edition
- ISBN
- 9780670032860
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About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0670032867
ISBN-13
9780670032860
eBay Product ID (ePID)
5919592
Product Key Features
Book Title
God Against the Gods : the History of the War between Monotheism and Polytheism
Number of Pages
352 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2004
Topic
Theism, Comparative Religion, History
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Religion
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
20.8 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2003-053793
Dewey Edition
21
Dewey Decimal
291.1/4
Table Of Content
Contents Acknowledgments vii prologue: The Everlasting Fire 1 The Dark Side of Monotheism, the Bright Side of Polytheism Book One: THE GOD THAT FAILED chapter one: Against All the Gods of Egypt 21 A Young Pharaoh’s Experiment in Monotheism and Why It Failed chapter two: What Did Pagans Do? 39 The Case Against Classical Paganism— and Why It Was Wrong chapter three: Terror and True Belief 65 The Jewish King Who Reinvented the Faith of Ancient Israel chapter four: Confessors and Traitors 93 Pagans and Christians Go to War in Ancient Rome Book Two: THE WAR OF GOD AGAINST THE GODS chapter five: In This Sign, Conquer” 119 The Curious Encounter of Christ and Constantine in the Struggle for the Roman Crown chapter six: The Harlot in the Bishop’s Bed 147 The War Within the Christian Church over the Divinity of Christ chapter seven: The Ruler of the Whole World 169 The Invention of the Totalitarian State by the First Christian Emperor of Rome chapter eight: The Orphans of Macellum 193 The Christian Prince Who Survived a Blood Purge and Struggled for the Restoration of Paganism chapter nine: The Secret Pagan 213 Gods, Empresses, and Julian’s Unlikely Rise to the Imperial Throne chapter ten: Behold, the Rivers Are Running Backwards” 237 The Pagan Counterrevolution of the Emperor Julian epilogue: The Handless Scribe 269 The Price of Victory of the Only True God Chronology 285 Major Historical Figures 289 Notes 293 Bibliography 315 Index 323 A map of the Ancient World Under Constantine and Julian appears on pages xiv–xv.
Synopsis
Perfectly suited to readers of Bernard Lewis and Karen Armstrong, God Against the Godsis a dramatic and eye-opening epic of the final struggle between monotheism and polytheism in the ancient world. It was a war fought by an Egyptian pharaoh, a Jewish king, and a Roman emperor—charismatic, visionary, and violent men battling in the name of the Only True God. Jonathan Kirsch demonstrates how the world of classical paganism was in fact based on religious liberty and diversity and how the advent of monotheism brought—in the name of true belief—holy war, crusades, martyrdom, and inquisitions.The last stand of paganism in the tumultuous fourth century is a rare example of a moment when two men—the Roman emperors Constantine, who initiated the Christian revolution that formed the future, and Julian, who later tried but failed to restore paganism—literally changed the history of the world. God Against the Gods, breaking a long-lived taboo, reveals monotheism’s dark side and polytheism’s bright one, illuminating the ancient roots of today’s most bloody conflicts as well as the cherished idea of religious liberty.
LC Classification Number
BL221.K57 2004
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