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Objects, Qualities, and Attributes as Deities in the Ancient Near East

Objects, Qualities, and Attributes as Deities in the Ancient Near East

Hardcover

Religion General ArchaeologyGeneral Middle Eastern History

ISBN10: 9004733159
ISBN13: 9789004733152
Publisher: Brill
Published: Jun 12 2025
Pages: 216
Weight: 1.02
Height: 0.73 Width: 6.35 Depth: 9.54
Language: English
This book analyzes examples of objects, qualities, and attributes treated as deities in ancient Near Eastern texts spanning the second and first millennia BCE. Specifically, this cross-cultural study examines attestations of this phenomenon in texts from Mesopotamia, Ebla, Alalakh, Emar, and Ugarit, as well as first millennium inscriptions, Aramaic texts from Egypt, and the Hebrew Bible. Through the application of recent research in cognitive science of religion and prototype theory, the book concludes that these types of deities are natural products of the human mind.

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