The Many Faces of the Goddess: The Iconography of the Syro-Palestinian Goddesses Anat, Astarte, Qedeshet, and Asherah c. 1500-1000 BCE

by Izak Cornelius

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The ancient Semitic deities Anat, Astarte, Qedeschet and Ascherah have been of great interest in recent research history. This study now contributes to the study of the iconography of these deities in the period 1500-1000 BC. Cornelius not only presents the various iconographic representations in detail and explains their peculiarities, he also tries to clarify the relationships between the gods and to identify them.
  • ISBN10 3525530617
  • ISBN13 9783525530610
  • Publish Date 23 July 2008
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country DE
  • Imprint Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 207
  • Language English