Leslie S. Wilson

The Serpent Symbol in the Ancient Near East

Nahash and Asherah: Death, Life, and Healing

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The serpent symbol has been a part of western culture since antiquity. Throughout time, it has been misunderstood and misrepresented. The Serpent Symbol in the Ancient Near East is the first comparative study of the origins of the serpent symbol from its first attestations in Dravidian South India through Mesopotamia and the Ancient Near East including, Egypt, Classical Greece, and as far west as ancient Carthage.

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Produktdetails

• Studies in Judaism
• Verlag: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Seitenzahl: 258
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. November 2001
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 574g
• ISBN-13: 9780761821243
• ISBN-10: 0761821244
• Artikelnr.: 22174731

Autorenporträt

Leslie S. Wilson is President, Ink Masters, Research Affiliate, Yale University.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Dedication Chapter 3 Introduction Chapter 4 In
Search of the Serpent Chapter 5 Death, Life, and Healing Chapter 6
Extra-Biblical Nachash (Serpent) Chapter 7 Biblical Nachash (Serpent)
Chapter 8 Extra-Biblical Asherah (Goddess - Serpent) Chapter 9 Biblical
Asherah (Goddess - Serpent) Chapter 10 MLK and Human Sacrifice Chapter 11
Human Sacrifice in the Hebrew Bible Chapter 12 Shaï, (Good Snake/ Good
Spirit) and Agathos Daimôn Chapter 13 The Origin and History of the
Caduceus Chapter 14 Politics and Piety Chapter 15 The Garden of Eden
Revisited Chapter 16 Summary and Conclusions Chapter 17 Abbreviations
Chapter 18 Bibliography Chapter 19 Indices