Life and Mortality in Ugaritic - A Lexical and Literary Study

Identifies and analyzes the Ugaritic terms most commonly used to talk about life and mortality in order to construct a more representative framework of the ancient perspective on these topics.

About the author

Matthew McAffee is Provost at Welch College, where he teaches Biblical Studies in the School of Theology.

Product details

• Authors: Matthew McAffee
• Publisher: Eisenbrauns publications
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2019
• EAN: 9781575066639
• ISBN: 978-1-57506-663-9
• No. of pages: 352
• Series: Explorations in Ancient Near E; Explorations in Ancient Near Eastern Civilizations; Explorations in Ancient Near Eastern Civilizations; Explorations in Ancient Near E
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Death & Dying, RELIGION / Ancient, RELIGION / Biblical Studies / Old Testament / General, Ancient religions and Mythologies, Ethical Issues: Euthanasia & Right To Die