Some Aspects of Hittite Religion

by Oliver Robert Gurney

Parallels between Hittite civilisation and the Old Testament belong largely to the field of religion. In the first of his three Schweich lectures (delivered in 1976) Professor Gurney traces the historical development of the Hittite pantheon, while in his second and third lectures he selects some aspects of Hittite religion which can be compared with ancient Hebrew and Canaanite institutions. The second lecture describes the cult, both local and official,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019725974X
• ISBN13: 9780197259740
• Release Date: October 1977
• Publisher: Oxford University Press for British Academy
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 91.00 lbs.