Religion in ancient Mesopotamia / [manuscript] /
Bottřo, Jean.
Religion in ancient Mesopotamia / [manuscript] / by Jean Bottero ; translated by Teresa Lavender Fagan. - Chicago : University of Chicago Press, c2001. - x, 246 p. : map ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Machine generated contents note: Religion and Religions -- 2 Mesopotamia and Its History -- Prehistory 7 -- History 11 -- Historical Overview 18 -- 3 The Sources: What We Can Expect from Them 4 Religious Sentiment -- Sources 29 -- Reverence 36 -- 5 Religious Representations -- The Gods 44 -- The Mythology of the Divine 58 -- The Mythology of the World 77 -- The Mythology of Man 95 -- 6 Religious Behavior -- The Theocentric Cult 114 -- The "Sacramental" Cult 170 -- 7 Influence and Survivals -- Influence 203 -- Survivals 208 -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
0226067181 (pbk, alk. paper)
00011052
Iraq--Religion.
BL2350.I7 / B6713 2001
299/.21
Religion in ancient Mesopotamia / [manuscript] / by Jean Bottero ; translated by Teresa Lavender Fagan. - Chicago : University of Chicago Press, c2001. - x, 246 p. : map ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Machine generated contents note: Religion and Religions -- 2 Mesopotamia and Its History -- Prehistory 7 -- History 11 -- Historical Overview 18 -- 3 The Sources: What We Can Expect from Them 4 Religious Sentiment -- Sources 29 -- Reverence 36 -- 5 Religious Representations -- The Gods 44 -- The Mythology of the Divine 58 -- The Mythology of the World 77 -- The Mythology of Man 95 -- 6 Religious Behavior -- The Theocentric Cult 114 -- The "Sacramental" Cult 170 -- 7 Influence and Survivals -- Influence 203 -- Survivals 208 -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
0226067181 (pbk, alk. paper)
00011052
Iraq--Religion.
BL2350.I7 / B6713 2001
299/.21