Gods and humans in the ancient Near East
"In this book, Tyson Putthoff explores the relationship between gods and humans, and between divine nature and human nature, in the Ancient Near East. In this world gods lived among humans. The two groups shared the world with one another, each playing a special role in maintaining order in the...
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| Format: | Electronic/Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Cambridge, United Kingdom New York, NY Port Melbourne, Australia New Delhi, India Singapore
Cambridge University Press
[2020]
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| In: | Year: 2020 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Ancient Orient
/ God
/ Human being
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| Further subjects: | B
Incarnation
B Gods B Middle East Religion B Human Body Religious aspects |
| Online Access: |
Presumably Free Access Volltext (doi) |
| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
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| Summary: | "In this book, Tyson Putthoff explores the relationship between gods and humans, and between divine nature and human nature, in the Ancient Near East. In this world gods lived among humans. The two groups shared the world with one another, each playing a special role in maintaining order in the cosmos. Humans also shared aspects of a godlike nature. Even in their natural condition, humans enjoyed a taste of the divine state. Indeed, gods not only lived among humans, but also they lived inside them, taking up residence in the physical body. As such, human nature was actually a composite of humanity and divinity. Putthoff offers new insights into the ancients' understanding of humanity's relationship with the gods, providing a comparative study of this phenomenon from the third millennium BCE to the first century CE. His book will be of interest to scholars and students of history, philosophy, theology and anthropology of the Ancient Near East and the biblical world"-- |
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| Item Description: | Literaturverzeichnis Seite 199-242 |
| ISBN: | 1108490549 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/9781108854139 |