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Author:
Anna Della Subin
Publisher:
Metropolitan Books
Date:
December 7, 2021
In a history spanning five centuries, a cast of surprising deities helps to shed light on the thorny questions of how our modern concept of "religion" was invented. From nationalist uprisings in India to Nigerien spirit possession cults, Anna Della Subin explores how deification has been a means of defiance for colonized peoples.
What The Reviewers Say
... riveting.
Accidental Gods is one of those carefully researched books of nonfiction guaranteed to make you feel smarter by the end.
Subin, who studied at Harvard Divinity School, clearly delights in...curious details, and Accidental Gods is brimming with them—though in addition to the strange, almost scriptural stories she tells, she also has some connections and ideas to explore.
Who can make a god is as fascinating a question as who can kill one, and Anna Della Subin tries to answer both in her new book.
