The Religion of the Hittites
Like the king and other members of the ruling class, the gods stood far above the ordinary Hittite, dispensing favors or punishments according to their pleasure. At the same time, the labors of the peasant agriculturalist and pastoralist were the basis upon which all else-human and divine-rested.
| Published in: | The Biblical archaeologist |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Scholars Press
1989
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| In: |
The Biblical archaeologist
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| Online Access: |
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| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | Like the king and other members of the ruling class, the gods stood far above the ordinary Hittite, dispensing favors or punishments according to their pleasure. At the same time, the labors of the peasant agriculturalist and pastoralist were the basis upon which all else-human and divine-rested. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: The Biblical archaeologist
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3210202 |