David Leeming

Jealous Gods and Chosen People

The Mythology of the Middle East

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Produktbeschreibung

In a provocative Epilogue, Leeming depicts today's crisis in the Middle East as "violent, clearly immoral, and illegal actions" justified by "what can only be called myths." He notes that fundamentalists in the area's three religions all see their way as the only way, forgetting that myths represent truths that are spiritual and philosophical-not historical events that can be used to justify acts of violence. With key maps, illustrations, bibliography, and index, Jealous Gods and Chosen People provides an inclusive, authoritative, and captivating account of a mythology that remains a potent-and often destructive-force in the world today.

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Presents an introduction to Middle Eastern mythology, discussing the cultural backgrounds of the myths and includes summaries of mythologies from such areas as Mesapotamia, Egypt, Arabia, and the western Semites.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 150
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. März 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 164mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 405g
• ISBN-13: 9780195147896
• ISBN-10: 0195147898
• Artikelnr.: 14614055

Autorenporträt

David Leeming is Emeritus Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of Connecticut. His many books include Myths, Legends, and Folktales of America, with Jake Page (OUP, 1999), A Dictionary of Asian Mythology (OUP, 2000), and Myth: A Biography of Belief (OUP 2001). He lives in Riverdale, NY.