Jealous gods and chosen people : the mythology of the Middle East

• Tác giả: David Adams Leeming
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• ISBN-10: 0195147898
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 291.1309394 Religious mythology, general classes of religion, interreligious relations and attitudes, social theology
• Thông tin xuất bản: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004
• Mô tả vật lý: ix, 150 p. : , ill., maps ; , 25 cm.
• Bộ sưu tập: Tâm lý, Logic
• ID: 41421
• Chủ đề: 1. Mythology, Middle Eastern

Includes bibliographical references (p. 133-138) and index.

Tóm tắt

"David Leeming, who has authored more than twelve books on mythology, here offers the first comprehensive narrative study of the mythology of the Middle East, that tumultuous region that was the cradle of civilization. With key maps, illustrations, bibliography, and index, Jealous Gods and Chosen People provides an inclusive, authoritative, and captivating account of a mythology that remains a potent - and often destructive - force in the world today."--BOOK JACKET.