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The ancient gods : the history and diffusion of religion in the ancient Near East and the eastern Mediterranean.

By: Material type: TextTextNew York G. P. Putnam's Sons 1960Edition: [1st American ed.]Description: 359 p.; ill., maps.; bibliogContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BL96 .J32 1960
Contents:
1 The rise of civilization in the ancient Near East. 2 The emergence of religion in the ancient Near East. 3 The mother-goddess and the young god. 4 The sacral kingship. 5 The seasonal festivals. 6 The cult of the dead. 7 Cosmology. 8 Divination, astrology and prophecy. 9 The gods and the good life. 10 The development and diffusion of Near Eastern deities
Abstract: '...a masterly survey of the many an diverse religions of the ancient Near East. In geographical extent he ranges from the Indus Valley in the east to Italy in the west, and in time he traces out various lines of religious development from the Paleolithic era to the rise of of Christianity. All aspects of religious faith and practice are described, from the primitive magico-religious rituals of Prehistoric man, to the ethical monotheism of the Hebrews and the cosmological speculations of the early Greek thinkers.'
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1 The rise of civilization in the ancient Near East. 2 The emergence of religion in the ancient Near East. 3 The mother-goddess and the young god. 4 The sacral kingship. 5 The seasonal festivals. 6 The cult of the dead. 7 Cosmology. 8 Divination, astrology and prophecy. 9 The gods and the good life. 10 The development and diffusion of Near Eastern deities

'...a masterly survey of the many an diverse religions of the ancient Near East. In geographical extent he ranges from the Indus Valley in the east to Italy in the west, and in time he traces out various lines of religious development from the Paleolithic era to the rise of of Christianity. All aspects of religious faith and practice are described, from the primitive magico-religious rituals of Prehistoric man, to the ethical monotheism of the Hebrews and the cosmological speculations of the early Greek thinkers.'

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