Religions of the ancient Near East /

"This book is a history of religious life in the Ancient Near East from the beginnings of agriculture to Alexander the Great's invasion in the 300s BCE"--

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Snell, Daniel C.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Subjects:	Middle East > Religion. Middle East > Religious life and customs.

Table of Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Defining time and space; 2. Early inklings; 3. Gods, gods, gods; 4. Cities, states, and god; 5. The lure of Egypt, 4000-1400 BCE; 6. The gods of Egypt; 7. The Akhenaten dream, 1350-1300 BCE; 8. Practice in Egypt; 9. The international age, 1400-1000 BCE; 10. Gods and people; 11. The Lord is one - Israel in its environment; 12. The turning; 13. The good god and the bad god; 14. The lands of Baal; 15. Greece, Etruria, Rome and conveying traditions; 16. The dead hand of the past and the living God; 17. Experiencing Mesopotamian religion.