New Haven and London: Yale University Press. Reprint. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Matte wraps with trace wear. Binding sound, spine not creased, text clean. No prev owner names, stickers or stamps. Not ex-library. 273 pp. Yale University Press ISBN 0300022913 9780300022919 [US]

Yale University Press, Date: 1978 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Minor reading wear. Otherwise a square, tight, unmarked book. Index. ix, 273 pp. . 1978. Yale University Press ISBN 0300022913 9780300022919 [CA]

Yale University Press, Date: 1976. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,600grams, ISBN:0300022913 1976. Yale University Press ISBN 0300022913 9780300022919 [GB]

Yale Univ Pr, Date: 1978. Paperback. New. 273 pages. 9.50x6.50x1.00 inches. 1978. Yale Univ Pr ISBN 0300022913 9780300022919 [GB]

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[Suffolk, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1978]
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Paperback / softback. New. "The Treasures of Darkness is the culmination of a lifetime's work, an attempt to summarize and recreate the spiritual life of Ancient Mesopotamia. Jacobsen has succeeded brilliantly. . . . His vast experience shows through every page of this unique book, through the vivid, new translations resulting from years of careful research. Everyone interested in early Mesopotamia, whether specialist, student, or complete layman, should read this book. . . . It is, quite simply, authoritative, based on a vast experience of the ancient Mesopotamian mind, and very well written in the bargain."-Brian M. Fagan, History "Professor Jacobsen is an authority on Sumerian life and society, but he is above all a philologist of rare sensibility. The Treasures of Darkness is almost entirely devoted to textual evidence, the more gritty sources of archaeological knowledge being seldom mentioned. He introduces many new translations which are much finer than previous versions. . . . Simply to read this poetry and the author's sympathetic commentary is a pleasure and a revelation. Professor Jacobsen accepts the premise that all religion springs from man's experience of a power not of this world, a mysterious 'Wholly Other.' This numinous power cannot be described in terms of worldly experience but only in allusive 'metaphors' that serve as a means of communication in religious teaching and thought. . . . As a literary ...

ISBN10: 0300022913, ISBN13: 9780300022919, [publisher: Yale University Press Sep 1978] Softcover Neuware - A recreation of the spiritual life of ancient Mesopotamia demonstrating that the roots of Western civilization lie in the ancient Near East“A brilliant presentation of Mesopotamian religion from the inside, backed at every point by meticulous scholarship and persistent adherence to original texts. . . . A classic in its field.†‿Religious Studies Review“The Treasures of Darkness is the culmination of a lifetime‿s work, an attempt to summarize and recreate the spiritual life of Ancient Mesopotamia. Jacobsen has succeeded brilliantly. . . . His vast experience shows through every page of this unique book, through the vivid, new translations resulting from years of careful research. Everyone interested in early Mesopotamia, whether specialist, student, or complete layman, should read this book. . . . It is, quite simply, authoritative, based on a vast experience of the ancient Mesopotamian mind, and very well written in the bargain.†‿Brian M. Fagan, History “Professor Jacobsen is an authority on Sumerian life and society, but he is above all a philologist of rare sensibility. The Treasures of Darkness is almost entirely devoted to textual evidence, the more gritty sources of archaeological knowledge being seldom mentioned. He introduces many new translations which are much finer than previous versions. . . . Simply to read this ...
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ISBN10: 0300022913, ISBN13: 9780300022919, [publisher: Yale University Press] Softcover New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.
[Southport, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1978]

ISBN10: 0300022913, ISBN13: 9780300022919, [publisher: Yale University Press Sep 1978] Softcover Neuware - A recreation of the spiritual life of ancient Mesopotamia demonstrating that the roots of Western civilization lie in the ancient Near East“A brilliant presentation of Mesopotamian religion from the inside, backed at every point by meticulous scholarship and persistent adherence to original texts. . . . A classic in its field.†‿Religious Studies Review“The Treasures of Darkness is the culmination of a lifetime‿s work, an attempt to summarize and recreate the spiritual life of Ancient Mesopotamia. Jacobsen has succeeded brilliantly. . . . His vast experience shows through every page of this unique book, through the vivid, new translations resulting from years of careful research. Everyone interested in early Mesopotamia, whether specialist, student, or complete layman, should read this book. . . . It is, quite simply, authoritative, based on a vast experience of the ancient Mesopotamian mind, and very well written in the bargain.†‿Brian M. Fagan, History “Professor Jacobsen is an authority on Sumerian life and society, but he is above all a philologist of rare sensibility. The Treasures of Darkness is almost entirely devoted to textual evidence, the more gritty sources of archaeological knowledge being seldom mentioned. He introduces many new translations which are much finer than previous versions. . . . Simply to read this ...
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Yale University Press, Date: 1978-09-10. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1978. Yale University Press ISBN 0300022913 9780300022919 [US]