Cosmos, Chaos, and the World to Come
Edition: 2 Sub edition
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: September 1, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780300090888
Subjects: Philosophy of religion; Theology; Cosmology; Religion; Sociology; Comparative Religion; Future Studies; Social Science / Future Studies; General
First sentence: Cosmos, in the sense of all-embracing, all-pervading order, was taken for granted in the Ancient Near East: everything in heaven and earth, in nature and in society, had been established and set in order by the gods and was still watched over by the gods.
Notes: 2nd Edition