Ishtar
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Ancient Mesopotamia
Ancient Near East
ancient Near East studies
ancient religion
Author_Louise M. Pryke
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comparative mythology
divine femininity
Dumuzi
Epic of Gilgamesh
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Gardener's Son
Gardener’s Son
gender in antiquity
Gilgamesh Epic
goddess worship
Inanna
Inanna's Descent
Inanna’s Descent
Ishtar
Ishtar's Connection
Ishtar's Image
Ishtar's Power
Ishtar’s Connection
Ishtar’s Image
Ishtar’s Power
love goddess
Mesopotamian Deities
Mesopotamian Epic
Mesopotamian Goddess
Mesopotamian goddess cultural analysis
Mesopotamian King
Mesopotamian Literary Traditions
Mesopotamian Literature
Mesopotamian Myths
Mesopotamian Pantheon
Mesopotamian religion
Millennium BCE
religion of the ancient near east
Sacred Marriage
Sacred Prostitution
Sumerian Literature
Sumerian Love Poetry
Sumerian Myth
Tablet VI
war goddess
Young Goddess
Young Man
Product details
- ISBN 9781138860735
- Weight: 700g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 16 Jun 2017
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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Ishtar is the first book dedicated to providing an accessible analysis of the mythology and image of this complex goddess. The polarity of her nature is reflected in her role as goddess of sexual love and war, and has made her difficult to characterise in modern scholarship. By exploring this complexity, Ishtar offers insight into Mesopotamian culture and thought, and elucidates a goddess who transcended the limits of gender, divinity and nature. It gives an accessible introduction to the Near Eastern pantheon, while also opening a pathway for comparison with the later Near Eastern and Mediterranean deities who followed her.
Louise M. Pryke is a Lecturer for the Languages and Literature of Ancient Israel at Macquarie University, Australia, and holds a PhD in Ancient Near Eastern History from the University of Sydney
