Ghosts in the ancient Near East: weak or powerful?
Explicit or implicit in arguments that ancient Israelites neither sought assistance from the dead nor feared their retribution is the notion that ancient Mesopotamians (who are generally acknowledged as practicing some form of ancestor cult) did not share the Yahwist view of the pitiable dead as exp...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Journals Online & Print: | Drawer...
|
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Published: |
College
1997
|
| In: |
Hebrew Union College annual / Jewish Institute of Religion
Year: 1997, Volume: 68, Pages: 77-96 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Mesopotamia
/ Religion
|
| RelBib Classification: | BC Ancient Orient; religion |
| Further subjects: | B
Demonology
|
| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
|