God : an anatomy / Francesca Stavrakopoulou.
| Author/creator | Stavrakopoulou, Francesca author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First American edition. |
| Publication | New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2022. |
| Copyright Date | ©2021 |
| Description | ix, 592 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Prologue -- Introduction. Dissecting the divine -- Feet and legs. Grounded ; Footloose ; Sensational feet -- Genitals. Cover up ; Phallic masculinities ; Perfecting the penis ; Divine sex -- Torso. Back and beyond ; Inside out ; From belly to bowel -- Arms and hands. Handedness ; Arm's reach ; Divine touch ; Holy handbooks -- Head. Face to face ; Headstrong beauty ; Profile ; Sense and sensitivity ; Gasp and gulp -- Epilogue. An autopsy. |
| Abstract | "An astonishing and revelatory history that re-presents God as he was originally envisioned by ancient worshippers--with a distinctly male body, and with superhuman powers, earthly passions, and a penchant for the fantastic and monstrous. The scholarship of theology and religion teaches us that the God of the Bible was without a body, only revealing himself in the Old Testament in words mysteriously uttered through his prophets, and in the New Testament in the body of Christ. The portrayal of God as corporeal and masculine is seen as merely metaphorical, figurative, or poetic. But, in this revelatory study, Francesca Stavrakopoulou presents a vividly corporeal image of God: a human-shaped deity who walks and talks and weeps and laughs, who eats, sleeps, feels, and breathes, and who is undeniably male. Here is a portrait--arrived at through the author's close examination of and research into the Bible--of a god in ancient myths and rituals who was a product of a particular society, at a particular time, made in the image of the people who lived then, shaped by their own circumstances and experience of the world. From head to toe--and every part of the body in between--this is a god of stunning surprise and complexity, one we have never encountered before"-- Provided by publisher. |
| General note | "This is a Borzoi book published by Alfred A. Knopf"-- title page verso. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Stavrakopoulou, Francesca. God First United States edition New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2021 9780525520467 |
| LCCN | 2021026356 |
| ISBN | 9780525520450 hardcover |
| ISBN | 0525520457 hardcover |
| ISBN | electronic book |
| Standard identifier# | 40031017665 |
| Standard identifier# | 40030982156 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | BT180 .C67 S73 2022 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |