Joann scurlock (19 Ergebnisse)

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Casebound Hardcover. Very good condition, previous owner's name on FFEP 330 pp.

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Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. sew edition. 352 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.25 inches. In Stock.

Hardback. Zustand: New. Hermann Gunkel was a scholar in the generation of the origins of Assyriology, the spectacular discovery by George Smith of fragments of the "Chaldean Genesis," and the Babel-Bibel debate. Gunkel's thesis, inspired by materials supplied to him by the Assyriologist Heinrich Zimmern, was to take the Chaoskampf motif of Revelation as an event that would not only occur at the end of the world but had already happened at the beginning, before Creation. In other words, in this theory, one imagines God in Genesis 1 as first having battled Rahab, Leviathan, and Yam (the forces of Chaos) in a grand battle, and only then beginning to create.The problem with Gunkel's theory is that it did not simply identify common elements in the mythologies of the ancient Near East but imposed upon them a structure dictating the relationships between the elements, a structure that was based on inadequate knowledge and a forced interpretation of his sources. On the other hand, one is not entitled to insist that there was no cultural conversation among peoples who spent the better part of several millennia trading with, fighting, and conquering one another.Creation and Chaos attempts to address some of these issues. The contributions are organized into five sections that address various aspects of the issues raised by Gunekl's theories.…

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Zustand: New. pp. xxiii + 879 Illus., Map.

hardcover. Zustand: Used-Very Good. Cloth, no dj. Minor shelf wear overall. Light bleeding from endpapers onto fore-edges of last few leaves. Else a bright, clean copy.

Zustand: Gut. XI, (1), 788 Seiten. Kapitale leicht bestoßen und Kopfschnitt schwach stockfleckig, sonst sehr gut erhaltenes und sauberes Exemplar. - Capitals lightly bumped and top edge faintly foxed, otherwise a very well preserved and clean copy. ISBN: 9004123970 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1990 Gr. 8° (24,5 x 17,5 cm) Illustrierter Orig.-Pappband. [Hardcover / fest gebunden].…

Hardcover. Zustand: New. &Uumlber den AutorJoAnn Scurlock holds a BA and Ph.D. in Assyriology from the University of Chicago. She teaches in the History and Political Science Departments at Elmhurst College and is author of numerous articles and reviews .

Zustand: gut. 2006. Magico-Medical Means of Treating Ghost-Induced Illnesses in Ancient Mesopotamia. By JoAnn Scurlock. (= Ancient Magic and Divination, volume 3). In deutscher Sprache. pages.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. First edition. Thick, small quarto (oversized). Slight wear to edges and corners of boards. No dust jacket issued. xi, 788 p. w/section endnotes, bibliography, indices. Uncommon.

Leiden & Boston; Brill / Styx, 2006. 24x16 cm. xi, (1 blank), 788 pp. Publisher's printed boards. Spine ends are insignificantly bumped. A fine copy. "This work explores the interaction between magic and medicine in ancient Mesopotamia, as applied specifically to ghosts. Included is a discussion of sin and natural causes in Mesopotamian medicine. Additionally, it transliterates and translates 352 prescriptions designed to cure psychological and physical ailments thought to be caused by ghosts." (Abstract).…