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Author(s): Robert Rogers
ISBN(s): 9781607241072, 1607241072
Edition: 1
File Details: PDF, 4.66 MB
Year: 2009
Language: english
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ISBN 10: 1607241072
ISBN 13: 9781607241072
Author: Robert Rogers

Originally the second 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. Rogers introduces the reader to Sumer and Babylonia, noting the early kings and their deities. This essay then engages in an historical rendering of the gods of the dominant cities of Babylonia and Assyria. Engaging and informative, Rogers’ narrative is accessible to the specialist and general reader alike.

The Gods of Babylonia and Assyria Analecta Gorgiana 1st Table of contents:

Chapter 1: Introduction to Mesopotamian Religion

  • Historical Background

  • Sources of Our Knowledge

  • Methodological Considerations

Chapter 2: The Rise of the Babylonian Pantheon

  • The Sumerian Influence

  • Enlil and the Assembly of the Gods

  • The Integration of Local Deities

Chapter 3: Marduk and the Theology of Babylon

  • The Epic of Creation (Enuma Elish)

  • Marduk’s Ascendancy

  • Political Theology in Babylonia

Chapter 4: The Gods of Assyria

  • Ashur and the Distinctiveness of Assyrian Religion

  • Adaptation of Babylonian Myths

  • The Royal Ideology and Divine Kingship

Chapter 5: The Temples and Priesthoods

  • Architecture and Ritual Space

  • Duties of Priests

  • Temple Economy

Chapter 6: Worship and Ritual Practice

  • Daily Offerings and Festivals

  • Prayer and Incantation

  • Divination and Omens

Chapter 7: Syncretism and Decline

  • Hellenistic Influences

  • Zoroastrian and Hebrew Interactions

  • The Fading of the Pantheon

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