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Author Roubekas, Nickolas P. (Nickolas Panayiotis), 1979- author.

Title An ancient theory of religion : euhemerism from antiquity to the present / Nickolas P. Roubekas
Published Abingdon, Oxon : Taylor and Francis, [2017]
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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 188 pages)
Series Routledge Monographs in Classical Studies
Routledge monographs in classical studies.
Contents Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Euhemerus's Euhemerism; 2 Before Euhemerism; 3 Returning to the Sources; 4 Euhemerism and Atheism; 5 Euhemerism, Divine Kingship, and Irony; 6 Citing the Citations: Anti-'Pagan' Euhemerism and Identity Formation; 7 Turning the Tables: Anti-Christian Euhemerism in Celsus; 8 Seeing 'Euhemerism' Everywhere; Afterword: On the Use and Abuse of a Theory; Index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Description based on print version record
SUBJECT Euhemerus, of Messene, active 4th century B.C. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no92003454
Euhemerus, of Messene, active 4th century B.C. fast
Subject Euhemerism.
Euhemerism
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781317535294
1317535294