The Religion of the Nabataeans - A Conspectus (Hardcover)

The history of the Nabataean Kingdom of Hellenistic-Roman times, centred on Petra, is now well known, but until the publication of this book, no monograph has been devoted to Nabataean religion, known to us principally from inscriptions in Nabataean Aramaic, iconography, archaeology and Greek literary texts.
After a critical survey of the sources, the author analyses systematically the information on the individual gods worshipped by the Nabataeans, including a detailed illustrated account of temples and iconography. A further major section discusses religious themes: aniconism, henotheism, death-cult and the divinisation of kings. In a final chapter, Nabataean religion is considered in relation to Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
The book will be of particular interest to historians of religion in the Graeco-Roman Near East and to Semitic epigraphists.

General

Imprint:	Brill
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Series:	Religions in the Graeco-Roman World, 136
Release date:	May 2001
First published:	2001
Authors:	J.F. Healey
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - With printed dust jacket
Pages:	244
ISBN-13:	978-90-04-10754-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Judaism > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Pre-Christian European & Mediterranean religions > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Judaism > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Pre-Christian European & Mediterranean religions > General Promotions
LSN:	90-04-10754-1
Barcode:	9789004107540

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