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Mesopotamian gods & goddesses / edited by Vincent Hale.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher number: MWT11663998Series: Gods & Goddesses of Mythology IPublication details: Chicago : Britannica Educational Publishing, 2014.Description: 1 online resource (146 pages)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781622751624
  • 1622751620
Other title:
  • Mesopotamian Gods and Goddesses
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: Mesopotamian Gods & Goddesses.DDC classification:
  • 292.211 299
LOC classification:
  • BL1620 .M47 2014
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  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
History and literature of Mesopotamia -- The Mesopotamian worldview as expressed in myth -- Gods and goddesses: Adad; Anshar and Kishar; Anu; Arinnitti; Asalluhe; Ashur; Dagan; Damu; Dumuzi-Abzu; Enki; Enlil; Enmerkar; Ereshkigal; Gilgamesh; Ishkur; Ishtar; Kingu; Kubaba; Kushukh; Lahmu and Lahamu; Marduk; Nabu; Nergal; Ninhursag; Ninlil; Ninsun; Ninurta; Shamash; Sin; Tammuz; Teshub.
Summary: Mesopotamian religion was one of the earliest religious systems to develop with and in turn influence a high civilization. Followed by the Sumerians, Akkadians, Babylonians, and Assyrians, Mesopotamian religion and mythology reflected the complexities of these societies and has been preserved in remnants of their cultural, economic, and political institutions. This absorbing volume provides a glimpse of the cradle of civilization by examining Mesopotamian religious and mythological beliefs as well as some of the many gods and goddesses at the core of their stories and also looks at epics such as that of Gilgamesh and other aspects of Mesopotamian life.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - EBSCO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (ebsco)718109

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History and literature of Mesopotamia -- The Mesopotamian worldview as expressed in myth -- Gods and goddesses: Adad; Anshar and Kishar; Anu; Arinnitti; Asalluhe; Ashur; Dagan; Damu; Dumuzi-Abzu; Enki; Enlil; Enmerkar; Ereshkigal; Gilgamesh; Ishkur; Ishtar; Kingu; Kubaba; Kushukh; Lahmu and Lahamu; Marduk; Nabu; Nergal; Ninhursag; Ninlil; Ninsun; Ninurta; Shamash; Sin; Tammuz; Teshub.

Mesopotamian religion was one of the earliest religious systems to develop with and in turn influence a high civilization. Followed by the Sumerians, Akkadians, Babylonians, and Assyrians, Mesopotamian religion and mythology reflected the complexities of these societies and has been preserved in remnants of their cultural, economic, and political institutions. This absorbing volume provides a glimpse of the cradle of civilization by examining Mesopotamian religious and mythological beliefs as well as some of the many gods and goddesses at the core of their stories and also looks at epics such as that of Gilgamesh and other aspects of Mesopotamian life.

Includes bibliographical references and index.