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Poetic Astronomy in the Ancient Near East : The Reflexes of Celestial Science in Ancient Mesopotamian, Ugaritic, and Israelite Narrative /

Modern science historians have typically treated the sciences of the ancient Near East as separate from historical and cultural considerations. At the same time, biblical scholars, dominated by theological concerns, have historically understood the Israelite god as separate from the natural world. C...

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Autor principal: Cooley, Jeffrey L. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: University Park, PA : Penn State University Press, [2021]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface and Acknowledgments
  • Chapter 1 The Study of Ancient Near Eastern Celestial Science and Literature
  • Chapter 2 Celestial Science in Mesopotamia
  • Chapter 3 Celestial Science in Mesopotamian Literature
  • Chapter 4 Celestial Science at Ugarit and in Ugaritic Literature
  • Chapter 5 Celestial Science in Ancient Israel
  • Chapter 6 Celestial Science in Ancient Israelite Literature
  • Chapter 7 Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Indexes