Deus Faber

	Deus Faber ''Deus faber'' is the concept of God as a craftsman or an engraver.(English) David Adams Leeming. 1994. A Dictionary of Creation Myths. New York:Oxford University Press. ''Deus faber'' is related to the concept of ''homo faber''.(Indonesia) Emanuel Gerrit Singgih. 2011. Dari Eden ke Babel: Sebuah Tafsir Kejadiaan 1-11. Yogyakarta: Kanisius. ''Deus faber'' is also related to '' deus ludens'', another portrayal of God as "playful". The belief of a ''deus faber'' God states that God created the world like a potter. See also * Deus ''Deus'' (, ) is the Latin word for 'God (word), god' or 'deity'. Latin ''deus'' and ''dīvus'' ('divine') are in turn descended from Proto-Indo-European language, Proto-Indo-European ''deiwos'', 'celestial' or 'shining', from the same root ( ... References Conceptions of God {{theology-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	David Adams Leeming David Adams Leeming (born February 26, 1937) is an American philologist who is Professor Emeritus of English and Comparative Literature at the University of Connecticut, and a specialist in comparative literature of mythology. Biography David Adams Leeming was born on February 26, 1937, in Peekskill, New York, the son of Frank Clifford Leeming, an Episcopal priest, and Margaret Adams Reeder. Leeming received his B.A. from Princeton University in 1958. In 1959, he did a summer course graduate study at the University of Caen. From New York University he received his M.A. in 1964, and his Ph.D. in 1970. Leeming was Head of the English Department at Robert College in Istanbul, Turkey, from 1958 to 1963. From 1964 to 1967, he was the secretary-assistant of author James Baldwin. Since 1969, Leeming was Assistant Professor of English at the University of Connecticut. He eventually became Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of Connecticut, where he in late ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Homo Faber alludes to the idea that human beings are able to control their fate and their environment as a result of the use of tools. Original phrase In Latin literature, Appius Claudius Caecus uses this term in his ''Sententiæ'', referring to the ability of man to control his destiny and what surrounds him: ''Homo faber suae quisque fortunae'' ("Every man is the artifex of his destiny"). Modern usage The classic ''homo faber suae quisque fortunae'' was "rediscovered" by humanists in 14th century and was central in the Italian Renaissance. In the 20th century, Max Scheler and Hannah Arendt made the philosophical concept central again. In anthropological discussions, ''Homo faber'', as the "working man", is confronted with '' Homo ludens'', the "playing man", who is concerned with amusements, humor, and leisure. It is also used in George Kubler's book, '' The Shape of Time'' as a reference to individuals who create works of art. Henri Bergson also referred to the concept ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Deus ''Deus'' (, ) is the Latin word for 'God (word), god' or 'deity'. Latin ''deus'' and ''dīvus'' ('divine') are in turn descended from Proto-Indo-European language, Proto-Indo-European ''deiwos'', 'celestial' or 'shining', from the same root (linguistics), root as ''Dyeus, Dyēus'', the reconstructed chief god of the Proto-Indo-European religion, Proto-Indo-European pantheon. In Classical Latin, Glossary of ancient Roman religion#deus, dea, di, dii, ''deus'' (feminine ''dea'') was a general noun List of Roman deities, referring to a deity, while in technical usage a Glossary of ancient Roman religion#divus, ''divus'' or ''diva'' was a figure who had become divine, such as a Imperial cult (ancient Rome), divinized emperor. In Late Latin, ''Deus'' came to be used mostly for the God in Christianity, Christian God. It was inherited by the Romance languages in Galician and Portuguese ''Deus'', Catalan and Sardinian ''Déu'', French and Occitan ''Dieu'', Friulian and Sicilian ''Diu' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]