Mighty Baal : essays in honor of Mark S. Smith /

Mighty Baal : essays in honor of Mark S. Smith /

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Imprint:	Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2020]
Description:	1 online resource (xvi, 212 pages).
Language:	English
Series:	Harvard Semitic studies, 0147-9342 ; volume 66 Harvard Semitic studies ; no. 66.
Subject:	Baal -- (Canaanite deity) Smith, Mark S., -- 1955- Baal -- (Canaanite deity) Baal cycle. Baal cycle Mythology, Canaanite. Mythology, Canaanite Religion Middle East -- Religion. Middle East Festschriften. Festschriften.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13585540

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Other authors / contributors:	Smith, Mark S., 1955- honouree. Russell, Stephen C., editor. Hamori, Esther J., editor. Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, issuing body.
ISBN:	9789004437678 9004437673 9789004437661 9004437665
Notes:	"Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East Publications." Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 08, 2022).
Summary:	"Mighty Baal: Essays in Honor of Mark S. Smith is the first edited collection devoted to the study of the ancient Near Eastern god Baal. Although the Bible depicts Baal as powerless, the combined archaeological, iconographic, and literary evidence makes it clear that Baal was worshipped throughout the Levant as a god whose powers rivalled any deity. Mighty Baal brings together eleven essays written by scholars working in North America, Europe, and Israel. Essays in part one focus on the main collection of Ugaritic tablets describing Baal's exploits, the Baal Cycle. Essays in part two treat Baal's relationships to other deities. Together, the essays offer a rich portrait of Baal and his cult from a variety of methodological perspectives"--
Other form:	Print version: Mighty Baal. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2020] 9789004437661

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Summary:	Mighty Baal: Essays in Honor of Mark S. Smith is the first edited collection devoted to the study of the ancient Near Eastern god Baal. Although the Bible depicts Baal as powerless, the combined archaeological, iconographic, and literary evidence makes it clear that Baal was worshipped throughout the Levant as a god whose powers rivalled any deity. Mighty Baal brings together eleven essays written by scholars working in North America, Europe, and Israel. Essays in part one focus on the main collection of Ugaritic tablets describing Baal's exploits, the Baal Cycle. Essays in part two treat Baal's relationships to other deities. Together, the essays offer a rich portrait of Baal and his cult from a variety of methodological perspectives.<br> <br> <br> <br> The Harvard Semitic Studies series publishes volumes from the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East. Other series offered by Brill that publish volumes from the Museum include Studies in the Archaeology and History of the Levant and Harvard Semitic Monographs , https://hmane.harvard.edu/publications .
Item Description:	"Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East Publications."
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xvi, 212 pages).
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9789004437678 9004437673 9789004437661 9004437665
ISSN:	0147-9342 ;