The Materiality of Power
| Author | : Brian B. Schmidt |
| Publisher | : Mohr Siebeck |
| Total Pages | : 280 |
| Release | : 2016-05-03 |
| ISBN-10 | : 316153302X |
| ISBN-13 | : 9783161533020 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (020 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Materiality of Power written by Brian B. Schmidt and published by Mohr Siebeck. This book was released on 2016-05-03 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Were there countervailing cosmic realms ruled by Yahweh and Asherah in late pre-exilic Israel? Brian B. Schmidt presents five case studies corroborating the existence of a daimonic realm replete with intermediary protecticve spirits and a pandemonium that wreaked havoc upon both the living and dead. Having converged with Egypt's protective deities Bes and Beset, YHWH and Asherah also possessed the enhanced powers to govern a counteractive apotropaic realm from which Asherah mediated divine portections for humanity." -- bck cover
