| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 246 pages) |
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Hellenistic culture and society ; 52 |
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Hellenistic culture and society ; 52.
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| Contents |
Son of man, son of God -- In the footsteps of Herakles -- The passage to India -- Symbiosis -- Amazon queen -- Post mortem -- Alexander and the end of days -- Alexander and Jesus |
| Summary |
Scholars have long recognized the relevance to Christianity of the many stories surrounding the life of Alexander the Great, who claimed to be the son of Zeus. But until now, no comprehensive effort has been made to connect the mythic life and career of Alexander to the stories about Jesus and to the earliest theology of the nascent Christian churches. Ory Amitay delves into a wide range of primary texts in Greek, Latin, and Hebrew to trace Alexander as a mythological figure, from his relationship to his ancestor and rival, Herakles, to the idea of his divinity as the son of a god |
| Analysis |
alexander the great |
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amazonian queen |
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ancient greece |
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ancient history |
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ancient world |
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campaign |
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christian churches |
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christianity |
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conquest |
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demigod |
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divine son |
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divinity |
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early church |
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empire |
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folk narrative |
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folklore |
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generals |
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greece |
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greek gods |
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hellenism |
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herakles |
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history |
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india |
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jesus |
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legend |
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levi strauss |
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macedonia |
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military leader |
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monotheism |
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myth |
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nonfiction |
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philosopher king |
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political science |
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reconciliation |
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religion |
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son of zeus |
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spirituality |
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structuralism |
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talmudic alexander |
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zeus |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C.
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Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C. -- Legends.
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Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C. -- Influence
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Jesus Christ.
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Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C. fast |
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Jesus Christ fast |
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Generals -- Greece -- Biography
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Christianity.
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Church history.
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Christianity
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Christianity.
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church history.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical.
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HISTORY -- Ancient.
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HISTORY -- Ancient -- General.
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Christianity
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Church history
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Generals
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Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
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Kings and rulers
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Greece -- Kings and rulers -- Biography
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Greece -- History -- Macedonian Expansion, 359-323 B.C.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85057087
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| Subject |
Greece
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| Genre/Form |
collective biographies.
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legends (literary genre)
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Biographies
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History
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Legends
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Biographies.
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Legends.
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Biographies.
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Légendes.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2009049416 |
| ISBN |
9780520948174 |
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0520948173 |
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1283277468 |
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9781283277464 |
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9786613277466 |
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6613277460 |
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