Born in Heaven, Made on Earth by Michael B Dick
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.
"This is an interesting, most welcome collectionIt 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)
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| ISBN 13 | 9781575060248 |
| ISBN 10 | 1575060248 |
| Title | Born in Heaven, Made on Earth |
| Author | Michael B Dick |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Pennsylvania State University Press |
| Year published | 1999-06-30 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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