ENVS 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Patron Saint, Polytheism
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Classical greece 1000 bce polytheism, emergence of physics. Christianity 0 bce the world is structured by a spiritual journey to god in imitation of jesus. Moses tried to convert them to monotheistic but they continued to worship a calf even after moses left to speak with god. 100 ad jews discover prophecy of the messiah. Natural processes/creatures are symbolic of the spiritual realm. Creatures are the second book of god. Belong to a web of analogical references. Devoted to voluntary poverty as a way of seeing god in all things.