What is a god?: anthropomorphic and non-anthropomorphic aspects of deity in ancient Mesopotamia

Introduction / Barbara N. Porter -- Die Geschoepfe des Prometheus, or, How and why did the Sumerians create their gods? / Herman Vanstiphout -- "The stars their likenesses" : perspectives on the relation between celestial bodies and gods in ancient Mesopotamia / Francesca Rochberg -- In th...

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Contributors: Porter, Barbara N. 1946- (Editor)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: [Chebeague, Me.] Casco Bay Assyriological Institute 2009
Winona Lake, Ind. Distributed by Eisenbrauns 2009
In: Transactions of the Casco Bay Assyriological Institute (2)
Year: 2009
Series/Journal:Transactions of the Casco Bay Assyriological Institute 2
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Mesopotamia / Gods
B Mesopotamia / Gods / Great Chebeague Island, Me.
Further subjects:B Mesopotamia Congresses Religion
B God Congresses
B God Congresses
B Iraq Religion Congresses
B Conference program 2004 (Great Chebeague Island, Me)
B Conference program
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Summary:Introduction / Barbara N. Porter -- Die Geschoepfe des Prometheus, or, How and why did the Sumerians create their gods? / Herman Vanstiphout -- "The stars their likenesses" : perspectives on the relation between celestial bodies and gods in ancient Mesopotamia / Francesca Rochberg -- In the likeness of man : reflections on the anthropocentric -- Perception of the divine in Mesopotamian art / Tallay Ornan -- Blessings from a crown, offerings to a drum : were there non-anthropomorphic deities in ancient Mesopotamia? / Barbara N. Porter -- Highlights of the discussion
Item Description:Proceedings of a conference held in Sept. 2004 in Chebeague, Me. - Includes bibliographical references
ISBN:0967425018