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Hittite local cults / by Michele Cammarosano.
Van Pelt - Judaica/Ancient Near East Resource Room (401) PJ408 .W758 no.40
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Library at the Katz Center - Stacks BL2370.H5 C364 2018
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cammarosano, Michele, author.
- Series:
- Writings from the ancient world ; no. 40.
- Writings from the Ancient World series ; number 40
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hittite cults.
- Physical Description:
- xxii, 510 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Atlanta, GA : SBL Press, [2018]
- Summary:
- "This English translation of the Hittite cult inventories provides a vivid portrait of the religion, economy, and administration of Bronze Age provincial towns and villages of the Hittite Empire. These texts report the state of local shrines and festivals and document the interplay between the central power and provincial communities on religious affairs. Brief introductions to each text make the volume accessible to students and scholars alike"--Publisher's description.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Local cults and cult management: The Hittite cult inventories
- Palaeography, orthography, and language
- Gods and cult images
- The festivals
- Economics of the local cults: offerings and participants
- Text editions.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 9780884143130
- 0884143139
- 162837215X
- 9781628372151
- OCLC:
- 1046102992
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