Religion in Ancient Mesopotamia

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By Jean Bottero

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Religion in Ancient Mesopotamia by Jean Bottero provides a fascinating exploration of the religious beliefs and practices in one of the world's earliest civilizations. With detailed insights into their gods, rituals, and mythology, the book reveals how religion influenced every aspect of Mesopotamian life, from politics to agriculture. Bottero's scholarly yet accessible approach offers readers a profound understanding of this ancient culture's spirituality.
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You might enjoy this book if you're fascinated by the ancient world and want to explore the intricate religious practices that shaped one of the earliest civilisations. With scholarly insight, it reveals how religion influenced daily life, politics, and culture in Mesopotamia. Perfect for history enthusiasts eager to uncover the spiritual dimension of early human societies.

Religion in Ancient Mesopotamia

A well written guide to Mesopotamian religion by one of the world's foremost Assyriologists. Bottero studies the public and private relationships between the people and the divine, their cosmology, hymns and prayers, rituals, myths and magic.

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One of the world's foremost experts on Assyriology, Jean Bottéro has studied the religion of ancient Mesopotamia for more than fifty years. Building on these many years of research, Bottéro here presents the definitive account of one of the world's oldest known religions.

He shows how ancient Mesopotamian religion was practiced both in the public and private spheres, how it developed over the three millennia of its active existence, and how it profoundly influenced Western civilisation, including the Hebrew Bible.

Religion in Ancient Mesopotamia is a remarkable exposition of the religious practices and beliefs that shaped one of history’s most influential civilisations.

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Religion in Ancient Mesopotamia by Jean Bottero is praised for its thorough exploration of the religious practices and beliefs of ancient Mesopotamian cultures. Reviews highlight Bottero's ability to convey complex historical and theological concepts with clarity, offering readers an insightful view into the spiritual life of one of the world's earliest civilizations. The book is appreciated for its scholarly depth while remaining accessible to both scholars and general readers interested in history and religion.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780226067186

Publisher: The University of Chicago Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 September 2004

Country: United States

Imprint: University of Chicago Press

Contributors:

Translated by Teresa Lavender Fagan
Translated by Teresa Lavender Fagan

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 2.0mm

Width: 15.0mm

Height: 23.0mm

Weight: 397g

Pages: 260

Collections

Ancient & Classical History History & Military Jean Bottero Middle Eastern History Non-Fiction

About the Author

Jean Bottéro is the emeritus director of l'École Pratique des Hautes Études, quatrième section, Paris. He is the author of The Oldest Cuisine in the World: Cooking in Mesopotamia; Mesopotamia: Writing, Reasoning, and the Gods, and coauthor of Ancestor of the West: Writing, Reasoning, and Religion in the Ancient Near East, all published by the University of Chicago Press. Teresa Lavender Fagan has translated more than a dozen books for the University of Chicago Press.