Book contents
- From Ritual to God in the Ancient Near East
- From Ritual to God in the Ancient Near East
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Interpreting Religious Materiality in the Ancient Near East
- Part I In the Name of the Spirits
- Part II For the Glory of the Gods
- Part III A New Era
- Conclusions
- References
- Index
Conclusions
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 03 May 2024
Book contents
- From Ritual to God in the Ancient Near East
- From Ritual to God in the Ancient Near East
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Interpreting Religious Materiality in the Ancient Near East
- Part I In the Name of the Spirits
- Part II For the Glory of the Gods
- Part III A New Era
- Conclusions
- References
- Index
Summary
In conclusion, the last chapter will attempt to weave all the information presented in the previous chapters and in particular, reveal how the symbolic value of materiality has been a common thread throughout the history of ancient Near Eastern religions from prehistoric periods until the first millennium BCE.
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- From Ritual to God in the Ancient Near EastTracing the Origins of Religion, pp. 204 - 216Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024