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From ritual to God in the ancient Near East : tracing the origins of religion / Nicola Laneri, University of Catania.
Penn Museum Library BL1060 .L355 2024
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Laneri, Nicola, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Middle East--Religion--History.
- Middle East.
- Middle East--Antiquities.
- Religion, Prehistoric--Middle East.
- Religion, Prehistoric.
- Monotheism--Middle East--History.
- Monotheism.
- Antiquities.
- Religion.
- Genre:
- History
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 251 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2024.
- Summary:
- "This book traces the transformation of the belief systems that shaped life in ancient Near Eastern communities, from prehistoric times until the advent of religious monotheism in the Levant during the first millennium BCE. It offers new insights into the symbolic value embodied in the religious materiality produced in the ancient Near East"-- Provided by publisher.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Laneri, Nicola, 1969- From ritual to god in the ancient Near East
- ISBN:
- 9781009306645
- 1009306642
- 9781009306652
- 1009306650
- OCLC:
- 1389616441
- Publisher Number:
- 99996329355
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