The City of the Gods : A Study in Myth and Mortality by John S. Dunne (1978)

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“front cover has lost some of its color. same with spine edges. no writing found in margins.”
Country of Origin
United States
Book Title
The City of the Gods
Topic
Cities
Subjects
Religion & Beliefs
ISBN
9780268007263
Subject Area
Religion
Publication Name
City of the Gods : a Study in Myth and Mortality
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Item Length
8.5 in
Subject
Theology, Inspirational, Christian Theology / General, Christian Theology / Ethics
Publication Year
1978
Type
Textbook
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
0.6 in
Author
John S. Dunne
Item Weight
23.5 Oz
Item Width
5.5 in
Number of Pages
256 Pages
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
ISBN-10
0268007268
ISBN-13
9780268007263
eBay Product ID (ePID)
77669

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
256 Pages
Publication Name
City of the Gods : a Study in Myth and Mortality
Language
English
Publication Year
1978
Subject
Theology, Inspirational, Christian Theology / General, Christian Theology / Ethics
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Religion
Author
John S. Dunne
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
23.5 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
78-002588
Reviews
A provocative and haunting study of the myths by which men through the ages have met the fact that they must die. The City of the Gods is a rare kind of interdisciplinary study . . . its scope and profundity mark Dunne as one of the most serious and original theologians in the country., "A provocative and haunting study of the myths by which men through the ages have met the fact that they must die. The City of the Gods is a rare kind of interdisciplinary study . . . its scope and profundity mark Dunne as one of the most serious and original theologians in the country." -- Christian Century
Dewey Edition
18
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Decimal
291.23
Synopsis
In The City of the Gods , John S. Dunne traces humanity?s political and social mythologies from ancient Sumer to the present, showing how they reflect the diverse responses of each era to the inevitability of death., In The City of the Gods, John S. Dunne traces humanity's political and social mythologies from ancient Sumer to the present, showing how they reflect the diverse responses of each era to the inevitability of death., In The City of the Gods , John S. Dunne traces humanity's political and social mythologies from ancient Sumer to the present, showing how they reflect the diverse responses of each era to the inevitability of death.

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