Kippenberg H.G. (ed.) Struggles of Gods

Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton, 1984. — 304 p.Sinceits founding by Jacques Waardenburg in 1971, Religion and Reason has been a leading forum for contributions on theories, theoretical issues and agendas related to the phenomenon and the study of religion. Topics include (among others) category formation, comparison, ethnophilosophy, hermeneutics, methodology, myth, phenomenology, philosophy of science, scientific atheism, structuralism, and theories of religion. From time to time the series publishes volumes that map the state of the art and the history of the discipline.Introduction: Symbols of Conflicts
A Few Essential Remarks Concerning Positive and Negative Relations between Gods
Tvastar. Some Reflections on the History of an Ancient Indian God
Feminine versus Masculine. The Sophia Myth and the Origins of Feminism
Conflict and Alliance in Manichaeism
How Dualistic Beliefs are Performed by Shi'is: The Stages of Kerbala
Catharism, Catholicism, and Magic. Rethinking Le Roy Ladurie's 'Montaillou'
Contention and Alliance of Gods: The Nias Case
The War of the Gods in Scandinavian Mythology
Inanna/Ishtar as a Figure of Controversy
Relations and Conflicts between Egyptian Gods, particularly in the Divine Ennead of Heliopolis
Changes of Belief in Spiritual Beings, Prophethood, and the Rise of IslamErrata