ENGLISH

Middle Eastern Mythology

By S. H. Hooke

Book information

Publisher
Dover Publications
Year
2013
ISBN
0486435512, 9780486435510
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
22 MB (23420537 bytes)
Pages
224\220
Time added
2017-05-25 12:33:34
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Description

The role of mythology in ritual and in the origins of customs, cults, and hero worship are the fascinating areas covered by this comparative survey. It discusses legends of the Egyptians, Babylonians, Assyrians, Hittites, and Canaanites, plus mythological elements of the Jewish apocalyptic literature and the New Testament.

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