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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Walls, Neal H., 1962-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Boston : American Schools of Oriental Research, ©2001.
Series:ASOR books ; v. 8.
Subjects:
Mythology, Middle Eastern.
Middle Eastern literature > History and criticism.
Death in literature.
Mythologie moyen-orientale.
Littérature moyen-orientale > Histoire et critique.
Mort dans la littérature.
Death in literature
Middle Eastern literature
Mythology, Middle Eastern
Mythologie.
Oudheid.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (viii, 211 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-204) and indexes.
ISBN:0897570553
9780897570558

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