The Resource Jealous gods and chosen people : the mythology of the Middle East, David Leeming
Jealous gods and chosen people : the mythology of the Middle East, David Leeming
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- Summary
- Scholar Leeming offers the first comprehensive narrative study of the mythology of the Middle East, that tumultuous region that was the cradle of civilization. Leeming begins with a brief history, followed by an in-depth discussion of the mythology of the region, ranging from prehistoric figures such as the mother goddess of Catal Huyuk to Mesopotamian gods such as Marduk and mythic heroes such as Gilgamesh, to the pantheon of Egyptian mythology. He also explores the mythology of the three great monotheistic religions of the region: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In a provocative epilogue, Leeming notes that fundamentalists in the area's three religions today all see their way as the only way, forgetting that myths represent truths that are spiritual and philosophical, not historical events that can be used to justify acts of violence.--From publisher description
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (ix, 150 pages)
- Contents
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- Part 1: Historical background: Prehistory ; Bronze Age ; Iron Age ; Jews, Christians, and Muslims
- Part 2: Mythologies: Mythology of prehistory ; Mythology of Mesopotamia ; Mythology of Egypt ; Mythology of Anatolia ; Mythology of the Western Semites ; Mythology of Arabia and the Muslims
- Isbn
- 9781429438704
- Label
- Jealous gods and chosen people : the mythology of the Middle East
- Title
- Jealous gods and chosen people
- Title remainder
- the mythology of the Middle East
- Statement of responsibility
- David Leeming
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Scholar Leeming offers the first comprehensive narrative study of the mythology of the Middle East, that tumultuous region that was the cradle of civilization. Leeming begins with a brief history, followed by an in-depth discussion of the mythology of the region, ranging from prehistoric figures such as the mother goddess of Catal Huyuk to Mesopotamian gods such as Marduk and mythic heroes such as Gilgamesh, to the pantheon of Egyptian mythology. He also explores the mythology of the three great monotheistic religions of the region: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In a provocative epilogue, Leeming notes that fundamentalists in the area's three religions today all see their way as the only way, forgetting that myths represent truths that are spiritual and philosophical, not historical events that can be used to justify acts of violence.--From publisher description
- Action
- digitized
- Cataloging source
- N$T
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1937-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Leeming, David Adams
- Dewey number
- 291.1/3/09394
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- BL1060
- LC item number
- .L43 2004eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Mythology, Middle Eastern
- RELIGION
- Mythology, Middle Eastern
- Mythologie
- Oudheid
- Mythologie
- Naher Osten
- Alter Orient
- Label
- Jealous gods and chosen people : the mythology of the Middle East, David Leeming
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-138) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Part 1: Historical background: Prehistory ; Bronze Age ; Iron Age ; Jews, Christians, and Muslims -- Part 2: Mythologies: Mythology of prehistory ; Mythology of Mesopotamia ; Mythology of Egypt ; Mythology of Anatolia ; Mythology of the Western Semites ; Mythology of Arabia and the Muslims
- Control code
- 79853274
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (ix, 150 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781429438704
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Reproduction note
- Electronic reproduction.
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)79853274
- System details
- Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
- Label
- Jealous gods and chosen people : the mythology of the Middle East, David Leeming
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-138) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Part 1: Historical background: Prehistory ; Bronze Age ; Iron Age ; Jews, Christians, and Muslims -- Part 2: Mythologies: Mythology of prehistory ; Mythology of Mesopotamia ; Mythology of Egypt ; Mythology of Anatolia ; Mythology of the Western Semites ; Mythology of Arabia and the Muslims
- Control code
- 79853274
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (ix, 150 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781429438704
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Reproduction note
- Electronic reproduction.
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)79853274
- System details
- Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
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