Accidental Gods: On Men Unwittingly Turned Divine by Anna Della Subin Hardcover

Description: Accidental Gods by Anna Della Subin Estimated delivery 4-14 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description A provocative history of race, empire and myth, told through the stories of men who have been worshipped as gods - from Columbus to Prince Philip. Publisher Description How does a man become a God?It can happen by accident, or by prophesy, or through an article found in an oldmagazine. It can be a means to absolute power, or a radical form of resistance. A newgod can be a conqueror, a young anthropologist, or a government official charged withdoing his job. Making a man into a god is as old as time itself, but even today, in ourdisenchanted age, you might find yourself worshipped against your will.Unorthodox devotions have seen Prince Philip deified on a small island in the SouthPacific, while a National Geographic article elevated Haille Selassie from Emperor toMessiah. Unlikely Gods blossomed in India, where British officers and bureaucratsfound themselves at the centre of new religions. When Spanish explorers landed in theNew World they spoke with the natives and heard the word God on their lips. Thesetransformations have attended on moments of emancipation and rebellion; they haveexcused enslavement and fuelled revolution.Spanning the globe and five centuries, Accidental Gods is a revelatory history of theunwanted divine, which tells the stories of the men and women who have profited andsuffered from these curious apotheoses. In its bravura final part, Subin traces thecolonial desire for deification through to the creation of race and the white powermovement today, and argues that it is time we rid ourselves of the White Gods amongus. Author Biography Anna Della Subin is a writer, critic and independent scholar born in New York and now living in Dublin. Her essays have appeared in Harpers, the LRB, New York Times and New Yorker. A senior editor at Bidoun, she studied the history of religion at Harvard Divinity School. Accidental Gods is her first book. Details ISBN 1783785012 ISBN-13 9781783785018 Title Accidental Gods Author Anna Della Subin Format Hardcover Year 2022 Pages 480 Publisher Granta Books GE_Item_ID:134231489; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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