Papers Session: Critical Approaches to the Oxford Handbook of Deification (2024)
Abstract for Online Program Book (maximum 150 words)
This paper, in dialogue with The Oxford Handbook of Deification, serves as an introduction to the deification studies. The paper offers a working definition of deification, discusses the main markers of deification, and the hermeneutical issues pertaining to term/ concept distinction in the study of deification-relevant materials. Two major shifts in the deification studies will be introduced and discussed.