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Gods in the Desert : Religions of the Ancient Near East

by: Holland, G.S.

Price: 34,95 EURO

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Category: Mythology / Ancient Religion
Code: 27336
ISBN-13: 9780742562271 / 978-0-7425-6227-1
ISBN-10: 0742562271 / 0-7425-6227-1
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Publication Date: 2010
Publication Place: Lanham
Binding: Paper
Pages: 309
Book Condition: New
Comments: First Published 2009

Gods in the desert : religions of the ancient Near East

Author:Glenn Stanfield Holland

xxx, 309 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
 

Gods in the Desert explores the fascinating religious cultures of the ancient Near East. From the mysterious pyramids, tombs, and temples of Egypt to the powerful heroes, gods, and legends of Mesopotamia, Glenn Holland guides readers through the early religions that are the root of many of today's major faiths. Holland compares the religions of ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Syria-Palestine, including Israel and Judah, from the Neolithic era through the conquest of Alexander the Great. He provides a historical survey of each region, then discusses the gods, the rulers, the afterlife, and the worship rituals. This accessible overview makes clear how these religions converged and diverged, and are intimately connected to many of the religions we recognize today, sometimes in surprising ways.

 

Contents:
Introduction : religion and its characteristic expression
Egypt : historical survey
Egypt : the gods and the world they made
Egypt : the king and royal power
Egypt : the world of the dead
Egypt : the human world
Mesopotamia : historical survey
Mesopotamia : the gods and the world they made
Mesopotamia : the world of kings and heroes
Mesopotamia : the world of the dead
Mesopotamia : the human world
Syria-Palestine : historical survey
Syria-Palestine : the gods and the world they made
Syria-Palestine : kings and prophets
Syria-Palestine : suffering and death
Syria-Palestine : the human world
Conclusion : change and continuity in the Hellenistic Age
 
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Gods in the Desert : Religions of the Ancient Near East

by: Holland, G.S.

  • ISBN-13: 9780742562271 / 978-0-7425-6227-1
  • ISBN-03: 0742562271 / 0-7425-6227-1
  • Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham, 2010

Price: 34,95 EURO

1 copy in stock
 

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