| Description |
1 online resource, illustrations, potraits (black and white) |
| Series |
Writings from the ancient world supplements / Society of Biblical Literature ; no. 3 |
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Writings from the ancient world supplements / Society of Biblical Literature ; no. 3
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| Contents |
Preface -- List of figures -- Abbreviation -- Part 1: Temples in the Ancient Near East -- 1: Temples in the Ancient Near East: An Introduction -- 2: Egyptian Temples -- 3: Mesopotamian Temples -- 4: Hittite Temples -- 5: Syro-Palestinian Temples -- 6: Temples: Synthesis -- Part 2: Divine Presence in Ancient Near Eastern Temples -- 7: Introduction to Divine Presence in Ancient Near Eastern Temples -- 8: Divine Presence in Egyptian Temples -- 9: Divine Presence in Mesopotamian Temples -- 10: Divine Presence in Hittite Temples -- 11: Divine Presence in Syro-Palestinian Temples -- 12: Divine Presence: Synthesis -- Afterword -- References -- Index of Names -- Index of Ancient Sources |
| Summary |
"Exhaustive coverage of ancient Near Eastern worship for personal research and classroom use! In this book devoted exclusively to temples and perceptions of the divine presences that inhabit them, Michael B. Hundley focuses on the official religions of the ancient Near East and explores the interface between the human and the divine within temple environs. Hundley identifies common ancient Near Eastern temple systems and examines issues that include: what temple structures communicate, how temples were understood to function, temple ideology, the installation of divine presence in a temple, the connection between presence and physical representation, and human service to the deity. Drawing on architectural and spatial theory, ritual theory, theories of language, art history, archaeology, sociocultural anthropology, and comparative studies, Hundley offers a single interpretive lens through which to view temple worship." -- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Temples -- Middle East -- History -- To 1500
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RELIGION -- Reference.
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RELIGION -- Ancient.
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Religion
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Temples
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| SUBJECT |
Middle East -- Religion
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| Subject |
Middle East
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781589839199 |
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1589839196 |
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