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Accidental gods on men unwittingly turned divine

"A provocative history of men who were worshipped as gods that illuminates the connection between power and religion and the role of divinity in a secular age"--

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Main Author:	Subin, Anna Della (Author)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Metropolitan Books ; Henry Holt & Company, 2021.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Apotheosis. Religious leaders > Biography. Kings and rulers > Biography. Heroes > Biography. Religion and politics. Religion and sociology. Biographies.
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Summary:	"A provocative history of men who were worshipped as gods that illuminates the connection between power and religion and the role of divinity in a secular age"--
Physical Description:	xii, 462 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781250296870 1250296870
Author Notes:	Anna Della Subin is a writer, critic, and independent scholar born in New York. Her essays have appeared in the New York Review of Books , Harper's , the New York Times , and the London Review of Books . A senior editor at Bidoun , she studied the history of religion at Harvard Divinity School. Accidental Gods is her first book.