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Overview"The contemporary world has been shaped by two important and potent myths. Karl Jaspers' construct of the """"axial age"""" envisions the common past (800-200 BC), the time when Western society was born and world religions spontaneously and independently appeared out of a seemingly shared value set. Conversely, the myth of the """"dark green golden age,"""" as narrated by David Suzuki and others, asserts that the axial age and the otherworldliness that accompanied the emergence of organized religion ripped society from a previously deep communion with nature. Both myths contend that to maintain balance we must return to the idealized past. In Convenient Myths, Iain Provan illuminates the influence of these two deeply entrenched and questionable myths, warns of their potential dangers, and forebodingly maps the implications of a world founded on such myths." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Iain ProvanPublisher: Baylor University Press Imprint: Baylor University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.274kg ISBN: 9781602589926ISBN 10: 1602589925 Pages: 171 Publication Date: 30 September 2019 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsReviewsThis is an important book to read, not just for those who are tempted to believe in the axial age or dark green golden age, but for any people who are tempted to disrespect their dead neighbors by distorting history to pursue a present agenda. --Elliot Ritzema All is Grist Overall [ Convenient Myths] makes a persuasive case, albeit often against popular writers, and offers a salient warning against the uncritical appropriation of cultural assumptions.--, --R.S. Watson Society for Old Testament Study Author InformationIain Provan is the Marshall Sheppard Professor of Biblical Studies, Regent College. He lives in the Vancouver, Canada area. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |