Mesopotamian Cosmologies : : Religion of Babylonia and Assyria / / Robert William Rogers.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Gorgias Press Backlist eBook-Package 2001-2013
• VerfasserIn: Rogers, Robert William,
• Place / Publishing House: Piscataway, NJ : : Gorgias Press, , [2009]; ©2009
• Año de Publicación: 2009
• Lenguaje: English
• Colección: Analecta Gorgiana
• Descripción Física: 1 online resource (57 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Lecture III. The Cosmologies
• Sumario: Originally the third in a series of five lectures delivered at Harvard University, this extract is an early attempt to tackle a formidable subject: the religion of ancient Iraq, or Mesopotamia. In this essay Rogers considers the great cosmologies of ancient Mesopotamia. In an easy narrative style, he recounts the discovery of the Enuma Elish and providing a brief summary of its contents. He makes a comparison of this cosmology with those of Genesis, demonstrating the interconnectedness of the ancient world of western Asia. Engaging and informative, Rogers’ narrative is accessible to the specialist and general reader alike.
• Formato: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781463217105; 9783111024141; 9783110663037
• DOI: 10.31826/9781463217105
• Acceso: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Robert William Rogers.

Originally the third in a series of five lectures delivered at Harvard University, this extract is an early attempt to tackle a formidable subject: the religion of ancient Iraq, or Mesopotamia. In this essay Rogers considers the great cosmologies of ancient Mesopotamia. In an easy narrative style, h...