
Hittite Prayers
Itamar Singer(Author)
Brill (Publisher)
Published on 27. September 2002
Book
Hardback
144 pages
978-90-04-12695-4 (ISBN)
Description
Prayers are among the most personal and imaginative among Hittite texts. Rich in metaphors and similes, they provide the best insight into Hittite contemplative thinking and philosophy of life. In the face of grave illness, the death of a loved one, or an impending military catastrophe, those in crisis disregard the conventional rules of prudent phrasing and cry out from the bottom of their hearts for deliverance and for a better comprehension of their world.
Paperback edition is available from the Society of Biblical Literature (www.sbl-site.org).
Paperback edition is available from the Society of Biblical Literature (www.sbl-site.org).
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Leiden
Netherlands
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Cloth
Dimensions
Height: 241 mm
Width: 173 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
426 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-04-12695-4 (9789004126954)
Schweitzer Classification
Person
Itamar Singer, Ph.D. (1978), Marburg University, is Professor of Ancient Near Eastern History and Cultures at Tel Aviv University.