Tag: Deity

Free Download Sanne Hoffmann, "Between Deity and Dedicator: The Life and Agency of Greek Votive Terracotta Figurines "
English | ISBN: 3110768879 | 2023 | 320 pages | PDF | 10 MB
The book presents a broad survey of Greek votive terracotta figurines, a class of votives where previous scholarship has mainly consisted of research in specific sites and collections. They have traditionally been interpreted as inexpensive and inconspicuous votives for everyday use, but this study questions whether this is in fact the case.

Free Download Dolores G. Kamrada, "Heroines, Heroes and Deity: Three Narratives of the Biblical Heroic Tradition "
English | ISBN: 0567662373 | 2016 | 232 pages | PDF | 3 MB
Kamrada’s study analyses three narratives concerning the greatest heroic figures of the biblical tradition: Jephthah’s daughter, Samson and Saul, and includes a consideration of texts about King David. All three characters are portrayed as the greatest and most typical and exemplary heroes of the heroic era. All three heroes have an exceptionally close relationship with the deity all die a traditionally heroic, tragic death. Kamrada argues that within the Book of Judges and the biblical heroic tradition, Jephthah’s daughter and Samson represent the pinnacle of female and male heroism respectively, and that they achieve super-human status by offering their lives to the deity, thus entering the sphere of holiness.