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Dictionary of Ancient Near Eastern Mythologyby Gwendolyn Leick
Routledge 1998; US$ 54.99Through accessible entries this Dictionary provides a scholarly guide to this complex and fascinating area. The wide-ranging bibliography makes use of unfamiliar sources, and there is an extensive index for ease of reference. more...
Jealous Gods and Chosen Peopleby David Leeming
Oxford University Press 2004; US$ 15.00Leeming provides a comprehensive study of the mythologies of the eastern Mediterranean world - the Middle East, the Near East, the Levant, and the Fertile Crescent. more...
Gods in the Desertby Glenn Holland
Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc. 2009; US$ 21.99.cs95E872D0{text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt} .csA62DFD6A{color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-weight:normal; font-style:italic; } .cs5EFED22F{color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal; } 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 of Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Syria-Palestine. more...
The Variety of Local Religious Life in the Near Eastby Ted Kaizer
BRILL 2008; US$ 166.00An interdisciplinary collection of articles that presents the variety of local and regional patterns of worship in the Near East, and contributes to our quest for understanding the polytheistic cults of the region as a whole. more...
Religions of the Ancient Near Eastby Daniel C. Snell
Cambridge University Press 2010; US$ 21.00A history of religious life in the Ancient Near East from the beginnings of agriculture to Alexander the Great's invasion. more...
Religious Rivalries and the Struggle for Success in Sardis and Smyrnaby Richard S. Ascough
Wilfrid Laurier University Press 2006; US$ 85.00This volume, one in a series of books examining religious rivalries, focuses in detail on the religious dimension of life in two particular Roman cities: Sardis and Smyrna. The essays explore the relationships and rivalries among Jews, Christians, and various Greco-Roman religious groups from the second century bce to the fourth century ce. The thirteen contributors, including seasoned scholars and promising newcomers, bring fresh perspectives on religious life in antiquity. They draw upon a wide range of archaeological, epigraphic, and literary data to investigate the complex web of relationships that existed among the religious groups of these two cities—from coexistence and cooperation to competition and conflict. To the extent... more...
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