Description
Contained on fifteen of the cuneiform tables uncovered at the ancient Canaanite city of Ugarit are the four major oral Ugartic myths of Aqhat, The Healers, Kirta and Baal. Stories from Ancient Canaan is the first to offer a one-volume translation of all four. This accessible book teaches the principal Canaanite religious literature, and will be useful to students of the history of religion, of the Bible, and of comparative literature.
About the Author
Michael David Coogan is Professor of Religious Studies at Stonehill College in Easton, Massachusetts. He is also Director of Publications for the Harvard Semitic Museum.
Book Information
ISBN 9780664241841
Author Michael David Coogan
Format Paperback
Page Count 124
Imprint Westminster/John Knox Press,U.S.
Publisher Westminster/John Knox Press,U.S.
