Myth and ritual
Subtitle: essays on the myth and ritual of the Hebrews in relation to the culture pattern of the ancient East
By: by A.M. Blackman ... [et al.] ; edited by S.H. Hooke ; with a foreword by D.C. Simpson.
Contributors: Hooke, S. H. 1874-1968.; Blackman, Aylward M. 1883-1956.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, H. Milford
Published: 1933
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 204
Subjects: Judaism -- Liturgy.; Jewish mythology.; Judaism -- Relations.; Mythology, Middle Eastern.; Rites and ceremonies -- Middle East.; Cults -- Middle East.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Six of the essays ... were delivered as public lectures at Oxford ... seven were delivered ... as public lectures in the University of London [1932]."--Foreword.
Errata slip inserted.
Table of contents: title: The myth and ritual pattern of the ancient East / by the editor; title: Myth and ritual in ancient Egypt / by Aylward M. Blackman; title: Babylonian myth and ritual / by C.J. Gadd; title: Traces of the myth and ritual pattern in Canaan / by the editor; title: The sun-cult and the temple at Jerusalem / by F.J. Hollis; title: Early Hebrew festival rituals / by W.O.E. Oesterley; title: Initiatory rituals / by E.O. James; title: Hebrew myths / by Theodore H. Robinson.