Screen LibraryThe splintered divine : a study of Istar, Baal, and Yahweh divine names and divine multiplicity in the ancient near east /
This book investigates the issue of the singularity versus the multiplicity of ancient Near Eastern deities who are known by a common first name but differentiated by their last names, or geographic epithets. It focuses primarily on the I tar divine names in Mesopotamia, Baal names in the Levant, an...
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De Gruyter,
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| Publisher Address: | Berlin/Boston : |
| Publication Dates: |
[2015] ©2015 |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Studies in ancient near eastern records (saner);
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| Summary: |
This book investigates the issue of the singularity versus the multiplicity of ancient Near Eastern deities who are known by a common first name but differentiated by their last names, or geographic epithets. It focuses primarily on the I tar divine names in Mesopotamia, Baal names in the Levant, and Yahweh names in Israel. |
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1 online resource(xxi,457pages) : illustrations. Also available in print edition. |
| ISBN: | 9781614512363 |
| Index Number: | BL473 |
| CLC: | B971 |
| Contents: |
Frontmatter -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Additional Abbreviations -- 0. Introduction -- 1. Considering Multiplicity and Defining Deity -- 2. Comparative Insights -- 3. The Divine Hierarchy and Embedded God Lists (EGLs) -- 4. The I tar Goddesses of Neo-Assyria -- 5. Geographic Epithets in the West -- 6. A Kuntillet Ajrud Awakening -- 7. Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Maps -- Appendix: Tables 1.1 7.1 -- Indices. |