David Leeming was formerly Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of Connecticut. Jake Page is an essayist, science writer, novelist, and co-author with his wife Susanne of both Hopi and Navajo. Both authors live in New Mexico.
"For an overview of the major themes in a male God's life there is
nothing comparable. Even the classic works of Joseph Campbell lack
the clarity and organization of these works to bring out the
salient features of the deity's life."--The Reader's Review
"Entertaining."--Paul Bohannan, author of We, the Alien: An
Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
"This appears to be an excellent text, with useful
apparatus."--Kevin Berland, iPennsylvania State University
"For an overview of the major themes in a male God's life there is
nothing comparable. Even the classic works of Joseph Campbell lack
the clarity and organization of these works to bring out the
salient features of the deity's life."--The Reader's Review
"In a companion work to their previous volume Goddess, the authors
present the concept of god through the ages. Illustrated by myths
of many different times and lands, the continuous mystery of life
seems always transformed into human forms. Whether shaman,
trickster, creator, or consort of the goddess, the male principle
pervades all religions.... A fresh and readable account."--Library
Journal
"Building upon the market impact created by their Goddesses: Myths
of the Female Divine, Leeming and Page continue their exploration
of evolving divine archetypes from prehistory to the present by
focusing with an equal effectiveness on masculine
metaphors."--Publishers Weekly
"The kind of insight these two old Princeton boys derived from
their magnificent book Goddess has been profitably used to look at
God: Myths of the Male Divine. The result is more entertaining, a
lot more profitable than screeds on the masculine mystique. Men
want to be gods as much as women want to be goddesses. Here's
how."--Paul Bohannan, author of We, the Alien: An Introduction to
Cultural Anthropology
"For an overview of the major themes in a male God's life there is nothing comparable. Even the classic works of Joseph Campbell lack the clarity and organization of these works to bring out the salient features of the deity's life."--The Reader's Review "Entertaining."--Paul Bohannan, author of We, the Alien: An Introduction to Cultural Anthropology "This appears to be an excellent text, with useful apparatus."--Kevin Berland, iPennsylvania State University "For an overview of the major themes in a male God's life there is nothing comparable. Even the classic works of Joseph Campbell lack the clarity and organization of these works to bring out the salient features of the deity's life."--The Reader's Review "In a companion work to their previous volume Goddess, the authors present the concept of god through the ages. Illustrated by myths of many different times and lands, the continuous mystery of life seems always transformed into human forms. Whether shaman, trickster, creator, or consort of the goddess, the male principle pervades all religions.... A fresh and readable account."--Library Journal "Building upon the market impact created by their Goddesses: Myths of the Female Divine, Leeming and Page continue their exploration of evolving divine archetypes from prehistory to the present by focusing with an equal effectiveness on masculine metaphors."--Publishers Weekly "The kind of insight these two old Princeton boys derived from their magnificent book Goddess has been profitably used to look at God: Myths of the Male Divine. The result is more entertaining, a lot more profitable than screeds on the masculine mystique. Men want to be gods as much as women want to be goddesses. Here's how."--Paul Bohannan, author of We, the Alien: An Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
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