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Mythology among the Hebrews and Its Historical Development — Ignác Goldziher

Mythology among the Hebrews and Its Historical Development

Ignác Goldziher

  • Essays
  • Book language: English
  • 595 pages

A collection of scholarly essays on mythology in ancient Hebrew tradition and its historical development. Goldziher examines mythic and legendary elements through comparative philology and the study of Semitic religions. It offers a window into nineteenth-century research on religion and myth.

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Contents

  1. MYTHOLOGY AMONG THE HEBREWS
  2. TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE.
  3. CONTENTS.
  4. INTRODUCTION.
  5. CHAPTER I. ON HEBREW MYTHOLOGY.
  6. CHAPTER II. SOURCES OF HEBREW MYTHOLOGY.
  7. CHAPTER III. THE METHOD OF INVESTIGATING HEBREW MYTHS.
  8. CHAPTER IV. NOMADISM AND AGRICULTURE.
  9. CHAPTER V. THE MOST PROMINENT FIGURES IN HEBREW MYTHOLOGY.
  10. CHAPTER VI. THE MYTH OF CIVILISATION AND THE FIRST SHAPING OF HEBREW RELIGION.
  11. CHAPTER VII. INFLUENCE OF THE AWAKING NATIONAL IDEA ON THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE HEBREW MYTH.
  12. CHAPTER VIII. COMMENCEMENT OF MONOTHEISM AND THE DIFFERENTIATION OF THE MYTHS.
  13. CHAPTER IX. PROPHETISM AND THE JAHVEH-RELIGION.
  14. CHAPTER X. THE HEBREW MYTH IN THE BABYLONIAN CAPTIVITY.
  15. EXCURSUS
  16. APPENDIX.
  17. INDEX.
  18. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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