From Ritual to God in the Ancient Near East - Bookswagon UAE
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Home > Religion, Philosophy & Sprituality > Religion and beliefs > Ancient religions and Mythologies > From Ritual to God in the Ancient Near East: Tracing the Origins of Religion(49 European Connections)
From Ritual to God in the Ancient Near East: Tracing the Origins of Religion(49 European Connections)

From Ritual to God in the Ancient Near East: Tracing the Origins of Religion(49 European Connections)


     0     
5
4
3
2
1



International Edition


X
About the Book

Human belief systems and practices can be traced to ca. 10,000 BCE in the Ancient Near East, where the earliest evidence of ritual structures and objects can be found. Religious architecture, the relics of human skeletons, animal symbolism, statues, and icons all contributed to a complex network into which the spiritual essence of the divine was materially present. In this book, Nicola Laneri traces the transformation of the belief systems that shaped life in ancient Near Eastern communities, from prehistoric times until the advent of religious monotheism in the Levant during the first millennium BCE. Considering a range of evidence, from stone ceremonial enclosures, such as as Göbleki Tepe, to the construction of the first temples and icons of Mesopotamian polytheistic beliefs, to the Temple of Jerusalem, the iconic center of Israelite monotheism, Laneri offers new insights into the symbolic value embodied in the religious materiality produced in the ancient Near East.

Table of Contents:
I. In the Name of the Spirits: Humans and Natural Environments: 1. Materializing the human body: the cult of ancestors among Ancient Near Eastern societies; 2. Sacred nature: deer, water, and the supernatural in Anatolia during Bronze Age; II. For the Glory of the Gods: Architecture, Icons, and Material Symbols for Encountering the Divine: 3. Constructing cosmotheism: temples, writing, and the creation of divine Pantheons in Ancient Mesopotamia; 4. Imagining the divine: consecrating and venerating cultic images in the Ancient Near East; III. A New Era: Toward the Emergence of Monotheism: 5. One God in one temple: religious aniconism and the rise of monotheism in the Southern Levant during the First Millenium BCE.

About the Author :
Nicola Laneri is professor of Near Eastern Archaeology at the University of Catania, Director of the School of Religious Studies, and has been Fulbright Research Scholar in the Department of Anthropology at Columbia University. He has directed archaeological work at sites in Turkey, Azarbaijan, Iran, and Iraq.

Review :
'Well written, well illustrated, and well documented, this volume will be of great interest to both students and scholars of ancient religion … Highly recommended.' W. Kotter, CHOICE


Best Sellers


Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781009306645
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Cambridge University Press
  • Edition: New edition
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 20 mm
  • Weight: 582 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1009306642
  • Publisher Date: 09 May 2024
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Height: 235 mm
  • No of Pages: 266
  • Returnable: N
  • Series Title: 49 European Connections
  • Sub Title: Tracing the Origins of Religion
  • Width: 160 mm


Similar Products

Add Photo
Add Photo

Customer Reviews

REVIEWS      0     
Click Here To Be The First to Review this Product
From Ritual to God in the Ancient Near East: Tracing the Origins of Religion(49 European Connections)
Cambridge University Press -
From Ritual to God in the Ancient Near East: Tracing the Origins of Religion(49 European Connections)
Writing guidlines
We want to publish your review, so please:
  • keep your review on the product. Review's that defame author's character will be rejected.
  • Keep your review focused on the product.
  • Avoid writing about customer service. contact us instead if you have issue requiring immediate attention.
  • Refrain from mentioning competitors or the specific price you paid for the product.
  • Do not include any personally identifiable information, such as full names.

From Ritual to God in the Ancient Near East: Tracing the Origins of Religion(49 European Connections)

Required fields are marked with *

Review Title*
Review
    Add Photo Add up to 6 photos
    Would you recommend this product to a friend?
    Tag this Book Read more
    Does your review contain spoilers?
    What type of reader best describes you?
    I agree to the terms & conditions
    You may receive emails regarding this submission. Any emails will include the ability to opt-out of future communications.

    CUSTOMER RATINGS AND REVIEWS AND QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS TERMS OF USE

    These Terms of Use govern your conduct associated with the Customer Ratings and Reviews and/or Questions and Answers service offered by Bookswagon (the "CRR Service").


    By submitting any content to Bookswagon, you guarantee that:
    • You are the sole author and owner of the intellectual property rights in the content;
    • All "moral rights" that you may have in such content have been voluntarily waived by you;
    • All content that you post is accurate;
    • You are at least 13 years old;
    • Use of the content you supply does not violate these Terms of Use and will not cause injury to any person or entity.
    You further agree that you may not submit any content:
    • That is known by you to be false, inaccurate or misleading;
    • That infringes any third party's copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary rights or rights of publicity or privacy;
    • That violates any law, statute, ordinance or regulation (including, but not limited to, those governing, consumer protection, unfair competition, anti-discrimination or false advertising);
    • That is, or may reasonably be considered to be, defamatory, libelous, hateful, racially or religiously biased or offensive, unlawfully threatening or unlawfully harassing to any individual, partnership or corporation;
    • For which you were compensated or granted any consideration by any unapproved third party;
    • That includes any information that references other websites, addresses, email addresses, contact information or phone numbers;
    • That contains any computer viruses, worms or other potentially damaging computer programs or files.
    You agree to indemnify and hold Bookswagon (and its officers, directors, agents, subsidiaries, joint ventures, employees and third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.), harmless from all claims, demands, and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising out of a breach of your representations and warranties set forth above, or your violation of any law or the rights of a third party.


    For any content that you submit, you grant Bookswagon a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, transferable right and license to use, copy, modify, delete in its entirety, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from and/or sell, transfer, and/or distribute such content and/or incorporate such content into any form, medium or technology throughout the world without compensation to you. Additionally,  Bookswagon may transfer or share any personal information that you submit with its third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc. in accordance with  Privacy Policy


    All content that you submit may be used at Bookswagon's sole discretion. Bookswagon reserves the right to change, condense, withhold publication, remove or delete any content on Bookswagon's website that Bookswagon deems, in its sole discretion, to violate the content guidelines or any other provision of these Terms of Use.  Bookswagon does not guarantee that you will have any recourse through Bookswagon to edit or delete any content you have submitted. Ratings and written comments are generally posted within two to four business days. However, Bookswagon reserves the right to remove or to refuse to post any submission to the extent authorized by law. You acknowledge that you, not Bookswagon, are responsible for the contents of your submission. None of the content that you submit shall be subject to any obligation of confidence on the part of Bookswagon, its agents, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners or third party service providers (including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.)and their respective directors, officers and employees.

    Accept

    Fresh on the Shelf


    Inspired by your browsing history


    Your review has been submitted!

    You've already reviewed this product!