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Myth and ritual : essays on the myth and ritual of the Hebrews in the culture pattern of the ancient East / A.M. Blackman ... [and others] ; edited by S.H. Hooke ... with a foreword by D.C. Simpson, D.D.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hooke, S. H. (Samuel Henry), 1874-1968.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Worship in the Bible.
- Jewish mythology.
- Judaism--Relations.
- Judaism.
- Relations.
- Cults--Egypt.
- Cults.
- Egypt.
- Physical Description:
- 2 preliminary leaves, vii-xix, 204 pages, plates : illustrations, plans ; 20 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London : Oxford University Press, H. Milford, 1933.
- Contents:
- The myth and ritual pattern of the ancient East, by the editor
- Myth and ritual in ancient Egypt, by A.M. Blackman
- Babylonian myth and ritual, by C.J. Gadd
- Traces of the myth and ritual in Canaan, by the editor
- The sun-cult and the Temple at Jerusalem by F.J. Hollis
- Early Hebrew Festival rituals, by W.O.E. Oesterley
- Initiatory rituals, by E.O. James
- Hebrew myths, by T.H. Robinson.
- Notes:
- "Six of the essays ... were delivered as public lectures at Oxford ... seven were delivered ... as public lectures in the University of London [1932]."--Foreword.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- OCLC:
- 12264134
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