The Gods of Babylonia and Assyria Religion of Babylonia and Assyria

Originally the second in a series of five lectures delivered at Harvard University, this extract is an early attempt to tackle a formidable subject: the religion of ancient Iraq, or Mesopotamia. Rogers introduces the reader to Sumer and Babylonia, noting the early kings and their deities. This essay...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Rogers, Robert William
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Piscataway, NJ Gorgias Press [2009]
Zusammenfassung:
Originally the second in a series of five lectures delivered at Harvard University, this extract is an early attempt to tackle a formidable subject: the religion of ancient Iraq, or Mesopotamia. Rogers introduces the reader to Sumer and Babylonia, noting the early kings and their deities. This essay then engages in an historical rendering of the gods of the dominant cities of Babylonia and Assyria. Engaging and informative, Rogers’ narrative is accessible to the specialist and general reader alike
Umfang:
1 online resource (58 p.)
Schriftenreihe:
Analecta Gorgiana
ISBN:
9781463217099
DOI:
10.31826/9781463217099
Schlagworte:
RELIGION / Antiquities & Archaeology
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