The splintered divine : a study of Ishtar, 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 Ishtar divine names in Mesopotamia, Baal names in the Lev...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Boston :
De Gruyter,
[2015]
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| Series: | Studies in ancient Near Eastern records ;
v. 5. |
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| Online Access: | An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view |
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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 Ishtar divine names in Mesopotamia, Baal names in the Levant, and Yahweh names in Israel"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (479 pages) : maps. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781614512363 (e-book) |
| ISSN: | 2161-4415 ; |