What is a god?: anthropomorphic and non-anthropomorphic aspects of deity in ancient Mesopotamia
Introduction / Barbara N. Porter -- Die Geschoepfe des Prometheus, or, How and why did the Sumerians create their gods? / Herman Vanstiphout -- "The stars their likenesses" : perspectives on the relation between celestial bodies and gods in ancient Mesopotamia / Francesca Rochberg -- In th...
| Published in: | Transactions of the Casco Bay Assyriological Institute |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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[Chebeague, Me.]
Casco Bay Assyriological Institute
2009
Winona Lake, Ind. Distributed by Eisenbrauns 2009 |
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Transactions of the Casco Bay Assyriological Institute (2)
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| Series/Journal: | Transactions of the Casco Bay Assyriological Institute
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Mesopotamia
/ Gods
B Mesopotamia / Gods / Great Chebeague Island, Me. |
| Further subjects: | B
Mesopotamia
Congresses
Religion
B God Congresses B God Congresses B Iraq Religion Congresses B Conference program 2004 (Great Chebeague Island, Me) B Conference program |
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| Summary: | Introduction / Barbara N. Porter -- Die Geschoepfe des Prometheus, or, How and why did the Sumerians create their gods? / Herman Vanstiphout -- "The stars their likenesses" : perspectives on the relation between celestial bodies and gods in ancient Mesopotamia / Francesca Rochberg -- In the likeness of man : reflections on the anthropocentric -- Perception of the divine in Mesopotamian art / Tallay Ornan -- Blessings from a crown, offerings to a drum : were there non-anthropomorphic deities in ancient Mesopotamia? / Barbara N. Porter -- Highlights of the discussion |
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| Item Description: | Proceedings of a conference held in Sept. 2004 in Chebeague, Me. - Includes bibliographical references |
| ISBN: | 0967425018 |