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Explore ancient and modern manifestations of deification with Becoming Divine: An Introduction to Deification in Western Culture. From the ancient pharaohs to modern transhumanists, people have sought divinity. They include megalomaniacs, mystics, sages, apostles, prophets, magicians, bishops, philosophers, atheists, and monks. Some aim for independent deity, others seek eternal union with God....

The impulse toward truth, and especially truth concerning the Gods, is a desire for divinity. —PLUTARCH, MORALIA 351E Some have called it the essence of sin, others the depth of salvation. Regardless of one’s evaluation of it, however, deification has been a part of human aspiration throughout Western history. From the ancient pharaohs to modern transhumanists, people have envisioned their own divinity. These visionaries include not only history’s greatest megalomaniacs,
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