First rites -- In the light of Ras Tafari -- The gospel of Philip -- MacArthur, four ways -- Gods in uniform -- The apotheosis of Nathaniel Tarn -- The mystical germ -- A tumescent trinity -- Passage -- The tyranny of love -- Mythopolitics -- Serpents -- Adam blushed -- How to kill a god -- Liberation (last rites).
Summary:
"A provocative history of men who were worshipped as gods that illuminates the connection between power and religion and the role of divinity in a secular age"-- Provided by publisher.
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