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Desire, discord, and death : approaches to ancient Near Eastern myth /

The three essays presented in this volume reveal the symbolic complexity and poetic vision of ancient Near Eastern mythology. Through the application of contemporary methods of literary analysis, the author explores the interrelated themes of erotic desire, divine conflict, and deaths realm in selec...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Walls, Neal H., 1962-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boston : American Schools of Oriental Research, ©2001.
Colección:ASOR books ; v. 8.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The three essays presented in this volume reveal the symbolic complexity and poetic vision of ancient Near Eastern mythology. Through the application of contemporary methods of literary analysis, the author explores the interrelated themes of erotic desire, divine conflict, and deaths realm in selected ancient Mesopotamian and Egyptian mythological narratives. Topics include the construction of desire in the Gilgamesh epic, a psychoanalytic approach to "The Contendings of Horus and Seth, " and gender and the exercise of power in the stormy romance of Nergal and Ereshkigal. Walls' fresh treatment of these three important myths brings them to life for the specialist and mythology buff alike.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (viii, 211 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-204) and indexes.
ISBN:0897570553
9780897570558