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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. List of Illustrations ix
  4. 1. Ancient Mesopotamian Religion: The Terms 1
  5. 2. Fourth Millennium Metaphors. The Gods as Providers: Dying Gods of Fertility 23
  6. 3. Third Millennium Metaphors. The Gods as Rulers: The Cosmos a Polity 75
  7. 4. Third Millennium Metaphors. The Gods As Rulers: Individual Divine Figures 93
  8. 5. Second Millennium Metaphors. The Gods as Parents: Rise of Personal Religion 145
  9. 6. Second Millennium Metaphors. World Origins and World Order: The Creation Epic 165
  10. 7. Second Millennium Metaphors. "And Death the Journey's End": The Gilgamesh Epic 193
  11. Epilogue 221
  12. Abbreviations 241
  13. Notes 245
  14. Index 261
The Treasures of Darkness
This chapter is in the book The Treasures of Darkness
https://doi.org/10.12987/9780300161823-009

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. List of Illustrations ix
  4. 1. Ancient Mesopotamian Religion: The Terms 1
  5. 2. Fourth Millennium Metaphors. The Gods as Providers: Dying Gods of Fertility 23
  6. 3. Third Millennium Metaphors. The Gods as Rulers: The Cosmos a Polity 75
  7. 4. Third Millennium Metaphors. The Gods As Rulers: Individual Divine Figures 93
  8. 5. Second Millennium Metaphors. The Gods as Parents: Rise of Personal Religion 145
  9. 6. Second Millennium Metaphors. World Origins and World Order: The Creation Epic 165
  10. 7. Second Millennium Metaphors. "And Death the Journey's End": The Gilgamesh Epic 193
  11. Epilogue 221
  12. Abbreviations 241
  13. Notes 245
  14. Index 261
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