Greek Religion and Culture, the Bible and the Ancient Near East Hardcover - 2008
by Jan Bremmer
From the rear cover
In the last decades there has been an increasing interest in the relationship between Greek religion & culture and the Ancient Near East. This challenging book contributes greatly to this interest by studying the Near Eastern background of important Greek myths, such as those of the creation of the world and the first woman, the Flood, the Golden Fleece, the Titans and travelling seers, but also of the births of Attis and Asclepius as well as the origins of the terms a ~paradisea (TM) and a ~magica (TM). It also shows that, in turn, Greek literature influenced Jewish stories of divine epiphanies and that the Greek scapegoat myths and rituals contributed to the central Christian notion of atonement.
Details
- Title Greek Religion and Culture, the Bible and the Ancient Near East
- Author Jan Bremmer
- Binding Hardcover
- Pages 444
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Brill
- Date 2008-04
- ISBN 9789004164734 / 9004164731
- Weight 1.9 lbs (0.86 kg)
- Dimensions 9.5 x 6.4 x 1.1 in (24.13 x 16.26 x 2.79 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
- Cultural Region: Greece
- Cultural Region: Mediterranean
- Theometrics: Academic
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2008005742
- Dewey Decimal Code 292.08
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Citations
- Reference and Research Bk News, 08/01/2008, Page 17