Samuel L. Macey is an emeritus professor of English at the University of Victoria, where he was also the Dean of Graduate Studies. He is founder of the English Literary Studies Monograph Series and a former president of the International Society for the Study of Time. Among his books are Clocks and the Cosmos: Time in Western Life and Thought, The Dynamics of Progress: Time, Method, and Measure (Georgia), Time: A Bibliographic Guide, and Encyclopedia of Time.
An original and pioneering study of the manner in which conceptions of time have been personi_x001F_fed as popular deities in various temporal/cultural contexts within the evolution of Western civilization. . . . A well-craft_x001E_ed book on a central but neglected aspect of popular culture, Macey’s innovative study is highly recommended for all religious studies libraries.|Macey breaks new ground in tracing the connection between divine powers and time, applying his thesis to Christianity by arguing that the date of Christmas indicates a belief in Saturn as a cosmic power. . . . An important but idiosyncratic study, recommended for scholarly audiences.
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