Some Aspects of Hittite Religion.
Oxford: Oxford University Press / The British Academy, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Tall octavo. [viii] + 80pp + viii [b/w plates]. Black cloth lettered in gilt on spine. Color frontis. B/w plates & illustrations. Bibliography & index. Three essays on Hittite religion, originally presented as part of the Schweich Lectures to the British Academy in 1976. "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, and the purpose of the open-air temple at Yazilikaya. The third is devoted to Hittite rituals of elimination and substitution and the mortuary ritual for the King. Parallels are drawn with the biblical masseba as a cult object and with the scapegoat ritual of Leviticus." Professor Gurney was Professor of Assyriology at the University of Oxford at the time. Slightest bumps to spine ends, otherwise a clean, tight VG+ copy in VG dust jacket (dust jacket price-clipped, hint of rubbing to edges). Item #29430
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