Lectures on the religion of the Semites : second and third series / / William Robertson Smith ; edited with an introduction and appendix by John Day

• Autore: Smith W. Robertson (William Robertson), <1846-1894.>
• Pubblicazione: Sheffield, England : , : Sheffield Academic Press, , 1995; ©1995
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (160 pages)
• Disciplina: 299.2; 299/.2
• Soggetto topico: Semites - Religion; Sacrifice; Semitic cults
• Altri autori: DayJohn <1948->
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; INTRODUCTION; SECOND SERIES; THIRD SERIES; APPENDIX: The Press Reports on the Lectures; Bibliography; Index of Biblical References; Index of Authors
• Sommario/riassunto: The outstanding nineteenth-century biblical scholar and Semitist William Robertson Smith gave three courses of Burnett Lectures on the Religion of the Semites at Aberdeen just over a century ago. The first series, published in 1889 (2nd edn, 1894), has long been a classic work. The second and third series were never published, owing to the author's ill health; however, the manuscript of them still exists in the Cambridge University Library and was recently discovered by John Day, who has produced this edited version of the work to commemorate the centenary of Smith's death. The Lectures, which
• Titolo autorizzato: Lectures on the religion of the Semites
• ISBN: 1-281-80366-9; 9786611803667; 0-567-61824-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910782261203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Journal for the study of the Old Testament. . -Supplement series ; ; 183.