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Ishtar (Gods and Heroes of the Ancient World)

Louise M. Pryke

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Ishtar is the first book dedicated to providing an accessible analysis of the mythology and image of this complex goddess. The polarity of her nature is reflected in her role as goddess of sexual love and war, and has made her difficult to characterise in modern scholarship. By exploring this complexity, Ishtar offers insight into Mesopotamian culture and thought, and elucidates a goddess who transcended the limits of gender, divinity and nature. It gives an accessible introduction to the Near Eastern pantheon, while also opening a pathway for comparison with the later Near Eastern and Mediterranean deities who followed her.

Format:: Hardcover

Pages:: pages

Publication:: 2016

Publisher:: Routledge

Edition:: 1

Language:: eng

ISBN10:: 1138860735

ISBN13:: 9781138860735

kindle Asin:: B073FN6Z6Y

Ishtar (Gods and Heroes of the Ancient World)

Louise M. Pryke

4.29/5 (21 ratings)

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Ishtar is the first book dedicated to providing an accessible analysis of the mythology and image of this complex goddess. The polarity of her nature is reflected in her role as goddess of sexual love and war, and has made her difficult to characterise in modern scholarship. By exploring this complexity, Ishtar offers insight into Mesopotamian culture and thought, and elucidates a goddess who transcended the limits of gender, divinity and nature. It gives an accessible introduction to the Near Eastern pantheon, while also opening a pathway for comparison with the later Near Eastern and Mediterranean deities who followed her.

Format:: Hardcover

Pages:: pages

Publication:: 2016

Publisher:: Routledge

Edition:: 1

Language:: eng

ISBN10:: 1138860735

ISBN13:: 9781138860735

kindle Asin:: B073FN6Z6Y

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