Book contents
- Gods and Humans in the Ancient Near East
- Gods and Humans in the Ancient Near East
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Godlike Bodies and Radiant Souls
- 3 Composite Beings and Sexy God-Kings
- 4 Metallic Bodies and Deification by Ingestion
- 5 YHWH and His Theomorphic Body
- 6 Divinity for All
- 7 Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
1 - Introduction
Self, Space and the Divine Embodiment Model
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 October 2020
- Gods and Humans in the Ancient Near East
- Gods and Humans in the Ancient Near East
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Godlike Bodies and Radiant Souls
- 3 Composite Beings and Sexy God-Kings
- 4 Metallic Bodies and Deification by Ingestion
- 5 YHWH and His Theomorphic Body
- 6 Divinity for All
- 7 Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Chapter one introduces my exploration. Here I set forth my thesis, offer some methodological reflections and assess the state of the question. I establish the conceptual framework within which I seek to understand ancient near eastern conceptions of the human self and its relationship to the divine.
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- Gods and Humans in the Ancient Near East , pp. 1 - 13Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020