Religion of the gods : ritual, paradox, and reflexivity / Kimberley Christine Patton.

Author/creator Patton, Kimberley C., 1958-
Format Book
Publication InfoOxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Descriptionxxi, 490 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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Contents Introduction: the problem of sacrificing gods -- Ancient Greek gods in ritual performance -- The wider Indo-European world : polytheism -- The peoples of the book : monotheism and divine ritual -- Conclusion: "religion of the gods".
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [457]-482) and index.
LCCN 2005018935
ISBN9780195091069 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN019509106X (hardcover : alk. paper)