"Historian of religions David Gordon White's Daemons Are Forever leads the reader on a sweeping tour of Indo-European traditions by focusing on the fascinating and seemingly ubiquitous central figure of the "daemon." White's journey along the Eurasian Silk Roads undertakes a close examination of ritual and myth, connecting multiple traditions through their shared imagining of human-daemon encounters. Over the course of this rollicking study, White shows how supernatural beings predating the advent of Christianity in Europe ...
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"Historian of religions David Gordon White's Daemons Are Forever leads the reader on a sweeping tour of Indo-European traditions by focusing on the fascinating and seemingly ubiquitous central figure of the "daemon." White's journey along the Eurasian Silk Roads undertakes a close examination of ritual and myth, connecting multiple traditions through their shared imagining of human-daemon encounters. Over the course of this rollicking study, White shows how supernatural beings predating the advent of Christianity in Europe and classical Hinduism and Buddhism in South Asia underwent several transformations over time, as different cultures appropriated these creatures and gave them new forms and uses along the way. This book is slated to become a touchstone of the field and to provoke wide-ranging, passionate discussion over the uses and abuses of comparison, as well as the proper task of cross-cultural religious history"--
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Fine. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 360 p. Silk Roads. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
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Fine. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 360 p. Silk Roads. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
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New. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 360 p. Silk Roads. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.