| Title |
The ancient gods : the history and diffusion of religion in the ancient Near East and the eastern Mediterranean / E.O. James. |
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| Publication Info. |
New York : Putnam, [1960] |
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©1960 |
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| West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction
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299.9 J |
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| Edition |
First American edition. |
| Description |
359 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
The Putnam history of religion |
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The Putnam history of religion.
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| Note |
Also published: London : Weidenfeld and Nicolson. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 346-352) and index. |
| Contents |
The rise of civilization in the ancient Near East -- The emergence of religion in the ancient Near East -- The mother-goddess and the young god -- The sacral kingship -- The seasonal festivals -- The cult of the dead -- Cosmology -- Divination, astrology and prophecy -- The gods and the good life -- The development and diffusion of Near Eastern deities. |
| Subject |
Religions -- History.
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Middle East -- Religion.
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