The Splintered Divine: A Study of Istar, 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 Ištar divine names in Mesopotamia, Baal names in the Levant, an...

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Main Author: Allen, Spencer L. (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Berlin/Boston De Gruyter [2015]
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 nncient Near East] (2019) (Knott, Elizabeth, 1983 -)
[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)
Series/Journal:Studies in ancient Near Eastern records Volume 5
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Ancient Orient / Jahwe / Baal, God / Ishtar / Divinity
Further subjects:B God (Judaism) Name
B God Name Comparative studies
B Civilization / HISTORY
B Divinity
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Parallel Edition:Available in another form: 9781614512387
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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 Ištar divine names in Mesopotamia, Baal names in the Levant, and Yahweh names in Israel
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:1614512361
Access:Restricted Access
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1515/9781614512363