| A Comprehensive Dict. of the Gods Contributor(s): Baumgartner, Anne S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0821601814 ISBN-13: 9780821601815 Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corporation OUR PRICE: $14.25 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 1998 Annotation: Over the centuries almost all civilizations have worshipped at the shrine of one god or another. To their believers, these gods were truly superhuman in the sense that they far exceeded normal human beings in every way. This is a virtual biographical dictionary of all the gods. Some of the defintions are pretty amusing, but the gods don't mind laughter at all. In fact, the evidence is strong that they invented it. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Folklore & Mythology - Reference |
| Dewey: 291.211 |
| Physical Information: 0.76" H x 6.02" W x 9.01" (0.77 lbs) 204 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Over the centuries almost all civilizations have worshipped at the shrine of one god or another. To their believers, these gods were truly superhuman in the sense that they far exceeded normal human beings in every way. This is a virtual biographical dictionary of all the gods. Some of the defintions are pretty amusing, but the gods don't mind laughter at all. In fact, the evidence is strong that they invented it. |