Perchance to dream: dream divination in the Bible and the Ancient Near East
This book examines the interpretation of dreams, which were thought to contain divine messages in the ancient Near East. For the first time in a single collection, scholars examine how dream divination was used in different ancient cultures. The essays, written by scholars specializing in different...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English Hebrew |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Published: |
Atlanta, GA
SBL Press
[2018]
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| In: |
Ancient Near East monographs (number 21)
Year: 2018 |
| Series/Journal: | Ancient Near East monographs
number 21 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Alter Orient
/ Bibel. Altes Testament
/ Prophétie
/ Rêve
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| Further subjects: | B
Divination
B Dreams in the Bible Middle East B Dreams in the Bible B Divination (Middle East) History To 1500 B Divination History To 1500 Middle East B Recueil d'articles |
| Summary: | This book examines the interpretation of dreams, which were thought to contain divine messages in the ancient Near East. For the first time in a single collection, scholars examine how dream divination was used in different ancient cultures. The essays, written by scholars specializing in different regions and bodies of literature, shed light on dream divination in the Bible, the Talmud, and in writings from Canaan, Mesopotamia, and Hittite Anatolia. Contributors include Franziska Ede, Esther J. Hamori, Koowon Kim, Christopher Metcalf, Alice Mouton, Scott B. Noegel, Andrew B. Perrin, Stephen C. Russell, Jonathan Stökl, and Haim Weiss. - from publisher |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | xi, 220 Seiten, 25 cm |
| ISBN: | 1628372079 |