A Dictionary of Ancient Near Eastern Mythology

ISBN-13: 9780415198110 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 240 str.

Gwendolyn Leick

Opis

Since the discovery of Nineveh 150 years ago, countless excavators have been searching for the lost civilizations of the ancient Near East. We now know the names of thousands of gods and goddesses, the words of hymns and litanies, the daily procedures of the Babylonian cult, as well as a growing number of mythological tales. A substantial number of the texts discussed in this volume originate from the archives of such ancient cities as Nineveh, Ur, Babylon and Hattusa. Through a collection of entries, which should provide sufficient detail and cross-referencing to be of use to the more specialist reader, Gwendolyn Leick has produced a scholarly guide to this complex world of ancient mythology. There is a bibliography which makes use of a possibly unfamiliar collection of sources, and an extensive index.

Recenzje

'Recommended for both college and university libraries, public libraries, theological libraries, and anyone interested in ancient history.' - Choice

'It is a straightforward attempt to summarize the mythology as written in the widely disseminated and often fragmentary texts that have been recovered.' - Booklist

Spis treści

List of illustrations, Acknowledgements, Introduction ix Chronological chart, A Dictionary of Ancient Near Eastern Mythology, Glossary, Bibliography, Index, Illustrations

O autorze

Gwendolyn Leick is Lecturer at the University of Wales, College of Cardiff.