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deus otiosus: a standalone construct

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Religious studies

Eliade's term for a supreme creator god who is said to have withdrawn from the world after creation and receives little or no regular worship.

In religious studies, deus otiosus refers to Eliade's term for a supreme creator god who is said to have withdrawn from the world after creation and receives little or no regular worship. This meaning comes from Eliade (1949/1958) in Patterns in comparative religion.[1]

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  1. Eliade, M. (1958). Patterns in comparative religion (R. Sheed, Trans.). Sheed & Ward. (Original work published 1949) Open Library record

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