Ghosts in the Ancient Near East: Weak or Powerful?

Explicit or implicit in arguments that ancient Israelites neither sought assistance from the dead nor feared their retribution is the notion that ancient Mesopotamians (who are generally acknowledged as practicing some form of ancestor cult) did not share the Yahwist view of the pitiable dead as exp...

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Main Author: Scurlock, Jo Ann 1953- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: HUC 1998
In: Hebrew Union College annual
Year: 1997, Volume: 68, Pages: 77-96
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic