Struggles of Gods: Papers of the Groningen Work Group for the Study of the History of Religions (Religion and Reason, 31)

Sinceits founding by Jacques Waardenburg in 1971, Religion and Reason has been a leading forum for contributions on theories, theoretical issues and agendas related to the phenomenon and the study of religion. Topics include (among others) category formation, comparison, ethnophilosophy, hermeneutics, methodology, myth, phenomenology, philosophy of science, scientific atheism, structuralism, and theories of religion. From time to time the series publishes volumes that map the state of the art and the history of the discipline. Table of Contents Introduction: Symbols of Conflicts A Few Essential Remarks Concerning Positive and Negative Relations between Gods Tvastar. Some Reflections on the History of an Ancient Indian God Feminine versus Masculine. The Sophia Myth and the Origins of Feminism Conflict and Alliance in Manichaeism How Dualistic Beliefs are Performed by Shi'is: The Stages of Kerbala Catharism, Catholicism, and Magic. Rethinking Le Roy Ladurie's 'Montaillou' Contention and Alliance of Gods: The Nias Case The War of the Gods in Scandinavian Mythology Inanna/Ishtar as a Figure of Controversy Relations and Conflicts between Egyptian Gods, particularly in the Divine Ennead of Heliopolis Changes of Belief in Spiritual Beings, Prophethood, and the Rise of Islam Index Errata Since its founding by Jacques Waardenburg in 1971, Religion and Reason has been a leading forum for contributions on theories, theoretical issues and agendas related to the phenomenon and the study of religion. Topics include (among others) category formation, comparison, ethnophilosophy, hermeneutics, methodology, myth, phenomenology, philosophy of science, scientific atheism, structuralism, and theories of religion. From time to time the series publishes volumes that map the state of the art and the history of the discipline. Drawing after the impression of an Akkadian cylinder seal of about 2500 B.C., discovered in the town of Eshnunna, the present Tell Asmar, about fifty miles to the north-east of Baghdad. Edited By H.g. Kippenberg In Association With H.j.w. Drijvers And Y. Kuiper. Includes Bibliographies And Index.