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Gemini and the Sacred : Twins and Twinship in Religion and Mythology by Kimberley C. Patton (2022, Hardcover)

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PublisherBloomsbury Publishing

ISBN-101848859317

ISBN-139781848859319

eBay Product ID (ePID)2309471321

Product Key Features

Number of Pages552 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameGemini and the Sacred : Twins and Twinship in Religion and Mythology

SubjectAncient, Pregnancy & Childbirth, Siblings

Publication Year2022

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaFamily & Relationships, Religion, Health & Fitness

AuthorKimberley C. Patton

FormatHardcover

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Item Height1.4 in

Item Weight35.8 Oz

Item Length9.5 in

Item Width6.4 in

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Intended AudienceCollege Audience

Dewey Edition23

ReviewsKimberley C. Patton has compiled a treasure-trove of humanity's experience of and insight into the cosmic significance of twinning/doubling. Through the expert analysis of twenty contributors on topics in material culture, ritual, mythology, and lived experience, Gemini and the Sacred offers the wisdom of the world's great civilizations on the meaning of the cosmos, human nature, and identity. A must-read for all interested in the productive--but ambiguous--tension of sameness and difference fundamental to so much of our world., "Kimberley C. Patton has compiled a treasure-trove of humanity's experience of and insight into the cosmic significance of twinning/doubling. Through the expert analysis of twenty contributors on topics in material culture, ritual, mythology, and lived experience, Gemini and the Sacred offers the wisdom of the world's great civilizations on the meaning of the cosmos, human nature, and identity. A must-read for all interested in the productive-but ambiguous-tension of sameness and difference fundamental to so much of our world." -- Ayodeji Ogunnaike, Bowdoin College, USA "Intergalactic in its breadth and scope, this extraordinary comparative religion collection reveals twins as Alpha and Omega in the truest sense: as co-creators of life and harbingers of death. The myriad twins of Gemini and the Sacred illuminate our endless search for wholeness in multiplicity." -- Kyrah Malika Daniels, Emory University, USA

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal389.354

Table Of ContentList of Images List of Contributors Acknowledgements 1. A Mirror: Reflecting on Gemini and the Sacred, Kimberley C. Patton, Harvard Divinity School, USA Part I: Twins in African and the African Diaspora 2. The Code of Twins: Ìbejì in Yorùbá Cosmology, Ritual, and Iconography, Jacob Kéhìndé Olúpònà 3. Twins: Welcome and Unwelcome Danglers in Africa, Pashington Obeng 4. Marasa Elou: Twins and Uncanny Children in Haitian Vodou, Adam Michael McGee Part II: Hero-Twins in the Americas 5. Twins in Native American Mythologies: Relational Transformation, John Grim 6. Junajpu and XB'alamkiej: The Maya Hero Twins of the Popol Wuj, Vincent James Stanzione Part III: South Asian Legacies 7. Wars within the Womb, Wendy Doniger 8. Twins in Hindu Mythology and Everyday Life: In the California Diaspora, Vijaya Nagarajan Part IV: Twins in the Ancient Mediterranean 9. Entangled Bodies: Rethinking Twins and Double Images in the Prehistoric Mediterranean, Lauren Talalay 10. Achilles and Patroklos: As Models for the Twinning of Identity, Gregory Nagy 11. Achilles and Patroclus as Indo-European Twins: Homer's Take, Douglas Frame 12. Cosmas and Damian: Synergistic Brother Healers, James C. Skedros Part V: Divine Twinship in the Ancient Near East and Eastern Christianity 13. Primordial Twins in Ancient Iranian Myth Prods, Oktor Skjærvø 14. Didymos Judas Thomas: The Twin Brother of Jesus, Gregory J. Riley 15. The Divine Double in Late Antiquity, Charles M. Stang Part VI: Powerful Twins in the Archaeology of Myth 16. Óðinn's Twin Ravens, Huginn and Muninn, Stephen A. Mitchell 17. Twinning and Pairing: Rethinking Number in the Roman Provincial Religious Imagery of Gallia and Britannia, Miranda Aldhouse-Green 18. Yoking the Winds: The Tears of Xanthos and Balios, Kimberley C. Patton Part VII: Epilogue 19. Epilogue: Dialogue, Joseph O. Garrity and Philip S. Garrity Index

SynopsisWhy do twins remain uncanny to those born alone--in other words, most of us? Even with the rise of IVF and an increase in multiple births, why do we still do "a double take" when we encounter twins? Why has this been a near-universal response throughout human history, and how has it played out in religion and myth? Through the work of leading scholars in religion, folklore and mythology, history, anthropology, and archaeology, Gemini and the Sacred explores how twinship has long been imagined, especially in the complex relationship of sacred twin traditions to "twins on the ground" in biology and lived experience. The book considers the multiple ways in which the "doubling" of a human being may be interpreted as auspicious and powerful--or suppressed as unstable and dangerous. Why has this been so and how does it affect living twins today? Treating both famous and lesser-known twins--including supernatural animal twins--in the ancient Near Eastern and classical Mediterranean worlds; early Christianity and Gnosticism; Vedic, Hindu, West African, Black Atlantic, and native American traditions; ancient Mesoamerica, Celtic Roman Britain, and Scandinavia; and in the special, fraught bond shared by all twins, the book offers a variety of perspectives on this topic of great cultural significance., Why do twins remain uncanny to those born alone-in other words, most of us? Even with the rise of IVF and an increase in multiple births, why do we still do "a double take" when we encounter twins? Why has this been a near-universal response throughout human history, and how has it played out in religion and myth? Through the work of leading scholars in religion, folklore and mythology, history, anthropology, and archaeology, Gemini and the Sacred explores how twinship has long been imagined, especially in the complex relationship of sacred twin traditions to "twins on the ground" in biology and lived experience. The book considers the multiple ways in which the "doubling" of a human being may be interpreted as auspicious and powerful-or suppressed as unstable and dangerous. Why has this been so and how does it affect living twins today? Treating both famous and lesser-known twins-including supernatural animal twins-in the ancient Near Eastern and classical Mediterranean worlds; early Christianity and Gnosticism; Vedic, Hindu, West African, Black Atlantic, and native American traditions; ancient Mesoamerica, Celtic Roman Britain, and Scandinavia; and in the special, fraught bond shared by all twins, the book offers a variety of perspectives on this topic of great cultural significance., Why do twins remain uncanny to those born alone-in other words, most of us? Even with the rise of IVF and an increase in multiple births, why do we still do "a double take" when we encounter twins? Why has this been a near-universal response throughout human history, and how has it played out in religion and myth? Through the work of leading scholars in religion, folklore and mythology, anthropology, and archaeology, Gemini and the Sacred explores the sacred imagination of twinship and the relationship of twin traditions to "twins on the ground" in biology and in lived experience. The book considers the multiple ways in which the "doubling" of a human being may be religiously and culturally expressed as auspicious and powerful-or suppressed as unstable and dangerous. Treating both famous and lesser-known twins-including supernatural animal twins-in the ancient Near Eastern and classical Mediterranean worlds; early Christianity and Gnosticism; West African, Afro-Atlantic, and native American traditions; ancient Mesoamerica; Celtic Roman Britain; and Scandinavia, the book offers a variety of perspectives on this fascinating topic. Gemini and the Sacred makes a major contribution to a field of great cultural significance.

LC Classification NumberGR472