1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910453290503321

Autore

Binger Tilde

Titolo

Asherah [[electronic resource] ] : goddesses in Ugarit, Israel and the Old Testament / / Tilde Binger

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Sheffield, England, : Sheffield Academic Press, c1997

ISBN

1-281-81392-3

9786611813925

0-567-11976-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (191 p.)

Collana

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; ; 232

Copenhagen international seminar ; ; 2

Disciplina

291.2114

Soggetti

Asherah (Semitic deity)

Ugaritic literature - Relation to the Old Testament

Ugaritic language

Hebrew literature - History and criticism

Hebrew language

Mythology, Semitic

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Based on the author's thesis (doctoral)--1991.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 METHOD; Chapter 2 DEFINITIONS; Chapter 3 THE SOURCE MATERIAL; Chapter 4 ASHERAH IN UGARIT; Chapter 5 ASHERAH IN ISRAEL; Chapter 6 ASHERAH IN THE OLD TESTAMENT; Chapter 7 ASHERAH IN UGARIT, ISRAEL AND THE OLD TESTAMENT; Appendix 1 LISTS OF SACRIFICES FROM UGARIT; Appendix 2 INSCRIPTIONS FROM 'ISRAEL'; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors

Sommario/riassunto

A comprehensive discussion of texts concerning the goddess Asherah, as she is portrayed in texts from Ugarit (both epic and ritual texts, as well as the lists of sacrifices), Israel (the Khirbet el-Qom and Kuntillet Ajrud inscriptions) and the Old Testament. The main theses of the book are that two or more divinities carrying the same name but separated by several hundred years are not necessarily to be identified; that



Asherah is probably not a name, but rather a title, carried by the main goddess in ancient Syria-Palestine; that the Asherah of the Old Testament and the Israelite texts was in

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910786050703321

Autore

Crawford Scott A. G. M

Titolo

Serious Sport : J.A. Mangan's Contribution to the History of Sport

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Routledge, 2004

ISBN

1-135-75608-2

1-86953-135-3

1-280-05401-8

1-135-75609-0

0-7146-8451-1

0-203-49876-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (180 p.)

Collana

Sport in the Global Society ; ; v.20

Disciplina

796.09

796/.09

Soggetti

Mangan

Mangan, J. A

Sports - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; 'SERIOUS SPORT': J.A.Mangan's Contribution to theHistory of Sport; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Series Editor's Foreword; 1 Editing with J.A.Mangan; 4 Direct and Indirect Influence: J.A.Mangan and the Victorian Middle Classes: Major Revisionist in the History of Sport; 5 Pathfinding and Pathmaking: J.A.Mangan and Imperialism, Education and Socialization; 6 Pointing the Way-Antipodean Responses to J.A.Mangan's Athleticism and Related Studies: Scotch College, Melbourne, in the Inter-war Years; 7 Sport and Gender: J.A.Mangan, Pioneer of Both Projects and Publications

8 Sport, Society and Militarism-In Pursuit of the Democratic Soldier: J.A.Mangan's Exploration of Militarism9 Sport in the Global Society:



Shaping the Domain of Sport Studies; 2 J.A.Mangan and The International Journal of the History of Sport; 10 J.A.Mangan: Innovating Down South American Way; 3 An Ever-Widening Sphere: J.A.Mangan's Contributions to an Increasingly 'Global' History of Sport; 11 East Meets West and West Meets East: Celebrating The International Journal of the History of Sport; 12 Sensitive Supervision: Student Appreciations; Select Bibliography of J.A.Mangan

Notes on ContributorsIndex

Sommario/riassunto

With essays covering all aspects of sports history, this volume is a tribute to the scholarship of Professor Tony Mangan. Regarded by many as a pioneer and mentor, Professor Mangan's foundational work has sustained the field for decades.