MiataDrivers - When the Gods Were Born: Greek Cosmogonies and the Near East
Carolina López-Ruiz
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Ancient Greece has for too long been studied in isolation from its Near Eastern neighbors. And the ancient Near East itself has for too long been seen as an undifferentiated cultural monolith. Classics and Near Eastern Studies, in our modern universities, continue to be separated by various disciplinary, linguistic, and ideological walls. Yet there is a growing trend to dismantle these divides and look at the Greek world within its fullest geographical and cultural co...
You easily download any file type for your gadget.When the Gods Were Born: Greek Cosmogonies and the Near East | Carolina López-Ruiz. I have read it a couple of times and even shared with my family members. Really good. Couldnt put it down.
