Transformation of a Goddess: Ishtar – Astarte – Aphrodite

2014

Edited by David T. Sugimoto

Book cover: Transformation of a Goddess: Ishtar – Astarte – Aphrodite

Extent: 227 pages

Publisher: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht

Subjects: Religious Studies

Series: Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis

Language: English

Hardback (Published)

(December 2014)

ISBN: 9783727817489

Price: $73.00

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Discussing the changing nature of the goddess Ishtar/Astarte/Aphrodite.


This book deals with the changing nature of the goddess Ishtar/Astarte/Aphrodite, who was widely revered in the ancient West Asia and the Mediterranean world and was known by different names. Although the three names are often closely related, their mutual relation has not yet been sufficiently clarified. They appear with different characters and attributes in various areas and periods. They may well refer to independent goddesses, each of whom may also be connected with other deities. In this volume, specialists on different areas and periods discuss the theme from various perspectives, allowing a new and broader understanding of the goddess(es) concerned. The areas covered range from Mesopotamia to the Levant, Egypt and the Mediterranean world, the periods embraced from the third millennium BCE to the Hellenistic age. The volume is the fruit of an international conferenceheld in Tokyo in 2011. Drawing on discussions at the conference, each article was completely rewritten. Contributors include Stephanie L. Budin, Stephanie Anthonioz ,Elizabeth Bloch-Smith, Izak Cornelius, Eiko Matsushima, Mark M. Smith, David T. Sugimoto, Keiko Tazawa and Akio Tsukimoto.

  • Edited by David T. Sugimoto