Rubenstein, MaryJane
Pantheologies: Gods, Worlds, Monsters
- ISBN 13:
- 9780231189477
- author:
- Rubenstein, MaryJane
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Columbia University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2021
- Pages:
- 320
- Dimensions:
- 23.1 x 15.5 x 2.3 centimeters (0
- Genre:
- Nonfiction, Philosophy, Religious,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Pantheologies: Gods, Worlds, Monsters by Mary-Jane Rubenstein explores the concept of pantheism, which posits that God and the world are identical. This idea has been met with opposition in Western thought, leading to a demonization of pantheism as "monstrous". Rubenstein investigates this repugnance through a conceptual genealogy of pantheisms, examining what makes pantheism so repellent yet seductive. Pantheism challenges traditional distinctions between activity and passivity, spirit and matter, and creator and created. By rejecting these oppositions, pantheism threatens to disrupt our understanding of the world and its hierarchies. Rubenstein draws on a diverse range of sources, including medieval heresies, general relativity, and indigenous cosmologies, to assemble possible pluralist pantheisms. This book offers an opportunity to renew our thinking by re-examining the notion of God and the world. By exploring the complexities of pantheism, Rubenstein provides a nuanced understanding of this often-maligned concept.
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