Hooke, S. H. (Samuel Henry) 1874-1968 creator text nyu New York Penguin Books [c1963] 1963 monographic eng

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198 p. : illus. ; 20 cm. Introduction. Types of myth -- Mesopotamian myths. Sumerian myths ; Babylonian myths -- Egyptian mythology. The Osirian myths ; The myths of Re, the sun-god ; Nilotic myths -- Ugaritic mythology. The myths of Baal ; The legend of Keret ; The legend of Aqhat ; The births of dawn and dusk (Shahar and Shalim) ; The myth of Nikkal and the Kathirat -- Hittite mythology. The myth of Ullikummis ; The myth of Illuyankas ; The myth of Telepinus -- Hebrew mythology. Creation myths ; The myth of Cain and Abel ; The myth of the flood ; The myth of the tower of Babel ; The myth of the destruction of the cities of the plain ; The cult myths ; The Joshua myth ; The myth of the ark ; The Elijah and Elisha myths -- Mythological elements in Jewish apocalyptic. The book of Daniel ; Other apocalyptic uses of myth -- Mythological elements in the New Testament. The birth narratives ; The resurrection narratives -- Christian myth and ritual. [by] S. H. Hooke. Includes index. Mythology, Middle Eastern BL 311 .H6 1963 63002044 DLC 810407 20151111150648.0 7039477