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From the tragic young Adonis to Zašhapuna, first among goddesses, this handbook provides the most complete information available on deities from the cultures and religions of the ancient Near East, including Anatolia, Syria, Israel, Sumer, Babylonia, Assyria, and Elam. The result of nearly fifteen years of research, this handbook is more expansive and covers a wider range of sources and civilizations than any previous reference works on the topic. Arranged alphabetically, the entries range from multiple pages of information to a single line—sometimes all that we know about a given deity. Where possible, each record discusses the deity’s symbolism and imagery, connecting it to the myths, rituals, and festivals described in ancient sources. Many of the entries are accompanied by illustrations that aid in understanding the iconography, and they all include references to texts in which the god or goddess is mentioned.Appropriate for both trained scholars and nonacademic readers, this book collects centuries of Near Eastern mythology into one volume. It will be an especially valuable resource for anyone interested in Assyriology, ancient religion, and the ancient Near East.
Middle East --- Religion --- Adonis. --- Ancient Near East. --- Asherah. --- Astarte. --- Baal. --- Dumuzi. --- Ereshkigal. --- Gilgamesh. --- Gula. --- Inanna. --- Nanna Sin. --- Religion. --- Tanit. --- deities. --- gods and goddesses. --- myth. --- mythology. --- religious studies.
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The diaries of the eighteenth-century miracle-working Jew Samuel Falk and his assistant, here thoroughly annotated and with a scholarly introduction and informative appendixes, offer an intriguing glimpse of eighteenth-century London and its burgeoning Jewish community on the threshold of the modern era.
Jews --- Mystics --- History --- De Falk, Samuel Hayyim, --- Diaries. --- London (England) --- Intellectual life --- 1700-1799 --- baal shem --- alchemy --- wonder-working rabbis --- kabbalah --- miracle-workers --- Jewish magic --- eighteenth-century London --- English Jews
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