Making the Heavens Speak: Religion as Poetry
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The idea of a connection between poetry and religion is as old as civilization. Homer consulted the Olympian gods on the fate of the fighters on the plain before Troy, and the poet made the heavenly ones speak. It was through poetry that the gods were brought within reach of human hearing, even if this mostly consisted in conversations among immortals who were by chance overhead by mortals. In the centuries after Homer, the phenomenon of speaking...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1509547509
ISBN13:9781509547500
Release Date:February 2023
Publisher:Polity Press
Length:288 Pages
Weight:0.79 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 5.8" x 8.2"
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