The Descent Of Ishtar

Author : Timothy J. Stephany
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781517611361
Total Pages : 122 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Descent of Ishtar written by Timothy J. Stephany and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-11-12 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Mistress of Heaven, the goddess Ishtar, stands in a unique position of supremacy among the goddess figures of the world; and her descent into the underworld is her essential distinctive myth. The primacy of the goddess and her lover, Dumuzi, to the seasonal cycle, and the ritual marriage which was a ceremony of the union essential to civilized life, was not retained within the textual Judeo-Christian tradition. As a result this mythological cycle of the goddess restores the expressive sexual metaphor of agricultural fertility, which merges the domestic concerns of womanhood with the essential productive forces of nature. Included along with this essential seasonal myth are two entirely dissimilar tales concerned with military valor, heroic conquest, and the assumption of absolute power; the partially incomplete Mesopotamian tales of 'The Epic of Anzu' and 'Erra and Ishum'.

Author : Sylvia Brinton Perera
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Descent to the Goddess written by Sylvia Brinton Perera and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pioneer study of the need for an inner female authority in a masculine-oriented society. Interprets the journey into the underworld of Inanna-Ishtar, Goddess of Heaven and Earth, to see Ereshkigal, her dark sister. So must modern women descend into the depths of themselves. Rich in insights.

Author : Diane Wolkstein
Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Inanna, Queen of Heaven and Earth written by Diane Wolkstein and published by HarperCollins Publishers. This book was released on 1983 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Translation and retelling of the Inanna stories from the Sumerian.

Author : Stephanie Dalley
Publisher : Oxford Paperbacks
ISBN 13 : 0199538360
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Myths from Mesopotamia written by Stephanie Dalley and published by Oxford Paperbacks. This book was released on 2000 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The stories translated here all of ancient Mesopotamia, and include not only myths about the Creation and stories of the Flood, but also the longest and greatest literary composition, the Epic of Gilgamesh. This is the story of a heroic quest for fame and immortality, pursued by a man of great strength who loses a unique opportunity through a moment's weakness. So much has been discovered in recent years both by way of new tablets and points of grammar and lexicography that these new translations by Stephanie Dalley supersede all previous versions. -- from back cover.

Author : Diane Wolkstein
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0060908548
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Inanna written by Diane Wolkstein and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 1983-08-03 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fresh retelling of the ancient texts about Ishtar, the world's first goddess. Illustrated with visual artifacts of the period. "A great masterpiece of universal literature."--Mircea Eliade

Author : Morris Jastrow
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 710 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Civilization of Babylonia and Assyria written by Morris Jastrow and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 710 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : C. J. Moore
Publisher : Larousse Kingfisher Chambers
ISBN 13 : 9780753450123
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ishtar and Tammuz written by C. J. Moore and published by Larousse Kingfisher Chambers. This book was released on 1996 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A retelling of the Babylonian myth telling how the death of Ishtar's son Tammuz brings about the changing seasons on earth.

Author : Louise M. Pryke
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1317506650
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ishtar written by Louise M. Pryke and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2017-07-14 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ishtar is the first book dedicated to providing an accessible analysis of the mythology and image of this complex goddess. The polarity of her nature is reflected in her role as goddess of sexual love and war, and has made her difficult to characterise in modern scholarship. By exploring this complexity, Ishtar offers insight into Mesopotamian culture and thought, and elucidates a goddess who transcended the limits of gender, divinity and nature. It gives an accessible introduction to the Near Eastern pantheon, while also opening a pathway for comparison with the later Near Eastern and Mediterranean deities who followed her.

Author : Pirjo Lapinkivi
Publisher : State Archives of Assyria Cuneiform Texts
ISBN 13 : 9789521013331
Total Pages : 115 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Neo-Assyrian Myth of Ištar's Descent and Resurrection written by Pirjo Lapinkivi and published by State Archives of Assyria Cuneiform Texts. This book was released on 2010 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Critical edition of the 'Descent of Iéstar to the Netherworld'"--p. v.

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Publisher : Ishtar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0973593113
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Codex of Love written by and published by Ishtar Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Did you know that long before prophetic men living in the desert changed the course of history of our planet, a living prophetic tradition of women preached about a much older religion of a Goddess that is LIFE itself? Long before Jesus talked about love, Her priestesses did. Long before the Quran declared the Divine to be the Light of the heavens, Her priestesses did. Why should something that happened thousands of years ago matter to you today? It matters because the Goddess' prophetic tradition still lives! Just like debar Yahweh (the word of Yahweh) was heard 3000 years ago, abat Ishtar (the word of Ishtar) still cries for you to hear today. "O seeker, if you ask who is Ishtar, look at the stars, they will tell you My story. If you ask where is Ishtar, look deep within your eyes and you shall see Me. If your mind says I don't believe in Ishtar, dwell on the image of your beloved and you will remember Me. In the heart of every man and woman is a star. Seek it and you shall know Me. I am Ishtar and I love you." If you have read the Bible, the Quran, or the Bhagavad Gita, then you owe it to yourself to read the Codex of Love. It is a book that evokes happiness with every reading, whose words of love fall like gentle rain on parched earth. Read it out loud to yourself and be ready to be amazed by the profound sense of love that surrounds you. You will want to read it again and again because the simplicity of its prose hides intensely deep spiritual teachings. Discover what the Goddess' heavenly teachings have to say about: * Living the spirituality of love even if you have been hurt so many times. * Enjoying a more peaceful life in a world filled with war and news of terror. * Finding that true love you always wanted. * Keeping the fires of love, desire, and passion ablaze in your life. * Experiencing intense sacred sex that illuminates your soul. * Walking touched by the spirit of the Goddess every day of your life. Many books have been written on the Goddess, the old religion and neo paganism. Experts talk from an anthropological perspective and some give you basic rituals and hymns. The Codex of Love leaps out, unique in that it is the living words of the Goddess. For the faithful, it is indeed a joy ride of love that gladdens the heart and uplifts the spirit. For the skeptic, it is a pleasurable and tantalizing journey filled with spiritual nuggets of wisdom. No matter your affiliations, if love is your religion at all, you need to read this book.