Anthropopathism
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Anthropopathism (from
By comparison, the term anthropomorphism originally referred to the attribution of human form to a non-human being, but in modern usage anthropomorphism has come to encompass both meanings.
Religion
This is a technique prevalent in religious writings, where, for instance, human emotion is attributed to God, where he would not normally experience emotion in this sense. This technique is particularly notable in the book of
Genesis, as an example of the theme of God as a personal god
. Some Bible scholars, however, argue that human emotions ascribed to God are indicative of divine responses within the matrix of human history that are in fact analogous to human emotions though not univocal.
See also
- Frankenstein complex
- Pathetic fallacy
- Philo's view of God
- Uncanny valley
- Theopaschism
References
- ^ "Definition of ANTHROPOPATHISM". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 2024-01-16.