Jealous Gods and Chosen People - The Mythology of the Middle East

Zusatztext In this accessible survey of Middle Eastern mythology, Leeming chooses not to dwell on competing ideologies and predicaments of the troubled region and instead demonstrates that spiritual truth and religion, like mythology, make for metaphorical rather than factual history.... This book offers an accessible treatment of a dense and complex topic that will be equally useful to nonspecialists and scholars seeking a quick and informed understanding of Middle Eastern mythology. Highly recommended for any public or academic library. Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext Esteemed scholar Leeming, who has authored more than 12 books on mythology, here offers the first comprehensive narrative study of the mythology of the Middle East, that tumultuous region that was the cradle of civilization. Zusammenfassung Leeming provides a comprehensive study of the mythologies of the eastern Mediterranean world - the Middle East, the Near East, the Levant, and the Fertile Crescent.

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Leeming's useful survey offers an introductory guide to tales that for centuries have influenced people's religion and culture. Publishers Weekly

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• Authors: David Leeming, David (Professor of English and Comparati Leeming, David (Professor of English and Comparative Literature Leeming, David Adams Leeming, Leeming David
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2004
• EAN: 9780195147896
• ISBN: 978-0-19-514789-6
• No. of pages: 160
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Miscellaneous; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore; HISTORY / Middle East / General, HISTORY / Ancient / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology, Middle East, Folklore, myths & legends, Middle Eastern history, Ancient History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Folklore studies / Study of myth