The demiurge in ancient thought: secondary gods and divine mediators
How was the world generated and how does matter continue to be ordered so that the world can continue functioning? Questions like these have existed as long as humanity has been capable of rational thought. In antiquity, Plato's Timaeus introduced the concept of the Demiurge, or Craftsman-god,...
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| DOI: | 10.1017/CBO9781139871723 |
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| Author Notes: | Carl Séan O'Brien |
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