The Religion Of Babylonia And Assyria (Forgotten Books)-new

Book Description:'The Development Of The Religion Of Babylonia, So Far As It Can Be Traced With The Material At Hand, Follows Closely Along The Lines Of The Periods To Be Distinguished In The History Of The Euphrates Valley. Leaving Aside The Primitive Phases Of The Religion As Lying Beyond The Ken Of Historical Investigation, We May Note The Sharp Distinction To Be Made Between The Prekhammurabic Age And The Postkhammurabic Age. While The Political Movement Represented By Khammurabi May Have Been Proceeding For Some Time Prior To The Appearance Of The Great Conqueror, The Period Of C. 2250 B.C., When The Union Of The Euphratean States Was Effected By Khammurabi, Marks The Beginning Of A New Epoch In The Religion As Well As In The Political History Of The Euphrates Valley. Corresponding To The States Into Which We Find The Country Divided Before 2250 B.C., We Have A Various Number Of Religious Centres Such As Nippur, Erech, Kutha (Cuthah), Ur, Sippara (Sippar), Shirgulla (Lagash), Eridu And Agade, In Each Of Which Some God Was Looked Upon As The Chief Deity Around Whom There Were Gathered A Number Of Minor Deities And With Whom There Was Invariably Associated A Female Consort. The Jurisdiction Of This Chief God Was, However, Limited To The Political Extent Or Control Of The District In Which The Main Seat Of The Cult Of The Deity In Question Lay. Mild Attempts, To Be Sure, To Group The Chief Deities Associated With The Most Important Religious And Political Centres Into A Regular Pantheon Were Made Notably In Nippur And Later In Ur But Such Attempts Lacked The Enduring Quality Which Attaches To Khammurabis Avowed Policy To Raise Marduk The Patron Deity Of The Future Capital, Babylon To The Head Of The Entire Babylonian Pantheon, As 1 Even In The Case Of The 'Semitic' Name Of The Famous Sargon I., Whose Full Name Is Generally Read Sharrukenushaali, And Interpreted As 'The Legitimate King Of The City,' The Question Has Recently Been Raised Whether We Ought Not To Read ' Sharrukenusharri' And Interpret As 'The Legit Mate King Rules' An Illustration Of The Vacillation Still Prevailing In This Difficult Domain Of Research.Babylon Itself Came To Be Recognized As The Real Centre Of The Entire Euphrates Valley.' (Quote From 1911Encyclopedia.Org)Table Of Contents:Publishers Preface; Preparers Note; Foreword; The Sumeroakkadians And The Semites.; The Babylonian Story Of The Creation; The Principal Gods Of The Babylonians And Assyrians.; The Demons: Exorcisms And Ceremonies; Problems Which The Study Offers; Endnotesabout The Publisher:Forgotten Books Is A Publisher Of Historical Writings, Such As: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, Esoteric And Mythology. Www.Forgottenbooks.Orgforgotten Books Is About Sharing Information, Not About Making Money. All Books Are Priced At Wholesale Prices. We Are Also The Only Publisher We Know Of To Print In Large Sansserif Font, Which Is Proven To Make The Text Easier To Read And Put Less Strain On Your Eyes.