The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria

The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria

Morris Jastrow, american orientalist and librarian (1861-1921)


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Table of Contents

- About This Book

- Dedication

- Preface

- Introduction

- The Land And The People

- General Traits Of The Old Babylonian Pantheon

- Babylonian Gods Prior To The Days Of Hammurabi

- The Consorts Of The Gods

- Gudea's Pantheon

- Summary

- The Pantheon In The Days Of Hammurabi

- The Gods In The Temple Lists And In The Legal And Commercial Documents

- The Minor Gods In The Period Of Hammurabi

- Survivals Of Animism In The Babylonian Religion

- The Assyrian Pantheon

- The Triad And The Combined Invocation Of Deities

- The Neo Babylonian Period

- The Religious Literature Of Babylonia

- The Magical Texts

- The Prayers And Hymns

- Penitential Psalms

- Oracles And Omens

- Various Classes Of Omens

- The Cosmology Of The Babylonians

- The Zodiacal System Of The Babylonians

- The Gilgamesh Epic

- Myths And Legends

- The Views Of Life After Death

- The Temples And The Cult

- Conclusion