The splintered divine: a study of Ištar, 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 Ishtar divine names in Mesopotamia, Baal names in the Lev...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Boston Berlin München
De Gruyter
[2015]
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| In: |
Studies in ancient Near Eastern records (volume 5)
Year: 2015 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Allen, Spencer L., The Splintered Divine: A Study of Ištar, Baal, and Yahweh Divine Names and Divine Multiplicity in the Ancient Near East] (2015) (Trimm, Charlie)
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| Series/Journal: | Studies in ancient Near Eastern records
volume 5 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Ancient Orient
/ Jahwe
/ Baal, God
/ Ishtar
/ Divinity
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| Further subjects: | B
God (Judaism)
Name
B God Name Comparative studies B Ishtar (Assyro-Babylonian deity) B Baal (Canaanite deity) B Thesis |
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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 Ishtar divine names in Mesopotamia, Baal names in the Levant, and Yahweh names in Israel"-- |
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| ISBN: | 1501515756 |