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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Handig, beknopt overzicht van de belangrijkste Mesopotamische mythen, door de auteur beperkt tot verhalen waarin goden en halfgoden figureren. Die beperking maakt dit boekje handzaam, maar is natuurlijk kunstmatig, want de godenverhalen zijn onvermijdelijk ingebed in een veel ruimere orale, literaire en (semi)religieuze traditie, waarin ook heldenverhalen en zelfs komedies hun plaats hebben. De originele publicatie is van 1990, dus wellicht is dit boekje al lichtjes verouderd. Toch nog altijd een smaakmakende introductie. ( ) no reviews | add a review
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A vast legacy of powerful creative writing was revealed when nineteenth-century scholars managed to decipher the mysterious wedge-shaped symbols of cuneiform script, inscribed on clay tablets over 5,000 years ago by the ancient Mesopotamians. Strikingly familiar themes emerged, forcing the Victorian world to review its belief in the Bible as the sole source of literal truth. Imagine the impact of the Epic of Gilgamesh -- the saga of a man in search of the secret of eternal life -- which includes scenes of a flood predating the story of Noah and the Ark. In contrast, an alternative version of human origins is described in the Mesopotamian Epic of Creation, while the tale of Etana foreshadows the Greek myth of Ganymede. These and other stories are here retold, based on the latest translations, and illustrated with the works of both contemporary and later artists inspired by the rediscovery of these ancient characters and themes. Not only are the myths a foundation of our Western literary tradition, they are also compelling stories in their own right. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)299.21Religions Other Religions By Region/Civilization Sumer, Assyria, Mesopotamia Mesopotamian (Sumer, Babylonian, Assyrian)LC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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