Religion in ancient Mesopotamia
By: Jean Bottero ; translated by Teresa Lavender Fagan.
Edition: Pbk. ed.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 246
Subjects: Iraq -- Religion
Work titles: Plus vieille religion en Mésopotamie.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Religion and Religions; title: 2 Mesopotamia and Its History; title: Prehistory 7; title: History 11; title: Historical Overview 18; title: 3 The Sources: What We Can Expect from Them 4 Religious Sentiment; title: Sources 29; title: Reverence 36; title: 5 Religious Representations; title: The Gods 44; title: The Mythology of the Divine 58; title: The Mythology of the World 77; title: The Mythology of Man 95; title: 6 Religious Behavior; title: The Theocentric Cult 114; title: The "Sacramental" Cult 170; title: 7 Influence and Survivals; title: Influence 203; title: Survivals 208; title: Conclusion; title: Notes; title: Bibliography; title: Index.