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Synopsis:
Pejoratively referred to as "idols" in the Hebrew Bible and in western tradition, the cult image occupied a central place in the cultures of the ancient Near East. In Mesopotamia, a ritual (mis pi) was used to "give birth" to the god represented by the cult image. In this volume, three separate essays examine the topic within different ancient Near Eastern cultures, and a fourth provides a modern analogy as counterpoint.
Review: "This is an interesting, most welcome collection. It is a major contribution, providing a much-needed, interdisciplinary (philological and anthropological) study of a long-neglected, maligned topic that by its very nature demands use of comparative material...this long-overdue book is an enlightening, fascinating, and significant step towards understanding cult statues as perceived by their proponents and opponents."--Victor Avigdor Hurowitz, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Journal of the American Oriental Society(121.3, 2001)
Title: Born in Heaven, Made on Earth: The Making of...
Publisher: Eisenbrauns
Publication Date: 1999
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: new
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Book Description Condition: New. Pejoratively referred to as idols in the Hebrew Bible and in western tradition, the cult image occupied a central place in the cultures of the ancient Near East. This work examines the topic within different ancient Near Eastern cultures, and provides a. Seller Inventory # 703660242
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