Aspects of Religious Belief and Practice in Babylonia and Assyria

by Morris Jastrow Jr.

Publisher:

G. P. Putnam’s Sons

, 1911

Overview

More than ten years after publishing his groundbreaking book on Babylonian and Assyrian religion, Morris Jastrow was invited to give a series of lectures updating his fascinating research. These popularly attended lectures on the religious beliefs and practices in Babylonia and Assyria included:

• Culture and Religion
• The Pantheon
• Divination
• Astrology
• The Temples and the Cults
• Ethics and Life After Death

Product Details

• Title: Aspects of Religious Belief and Practice in Babylonia and Assyria
• Author: Morris Jastrow
• Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons
• Publication Date: 1911
• Pages: 496

About Morris Jastrow Jr.

Morris Jastrow (1861–1921) graduated from the University of Pennsylvania where he became a Professor of Semitic languages and worked in the school’s library. He served as an editor for the Jewish Publication Society’s Jewish Encyclopedia from 1911–1906. A prolific researcher and writer, Jastrow published over a dozen books and became president of the American Oriental Society in 1915.