Ancient Mesopotamian religion

Ancient Mesopotamian religion

By Ivan Hrůša

Book Description

Discover the spiritual foundations that shaped one of humanity's earliest civilizations through this comprehensive exploration of ancient Mesopotamian religious practices. Drawing exclusively from archaeological findings and original Mesopotamian texts, this scholarly work offers readers direct access to the sacred world of Sumer, Babylon, and Assyria.

Rather than presenting abstract theories or historical reconstructions, this book provides a practical window into how ancient peoples understood the divine realm and structured their spiritual lives. Through carefully selected passages from cuneiform sources, readers encounter authentic voices from millennia past, revealing rituals, beliefs, and practices that formed the bedrock of organized religion.

The author presents these ancient spiritual traditions as they were actually lived and recorded, allowing modern seekers to understand how our ancestors navigated questions of meaning, purpose, and connection to the sacred. Each chapter illuminates different aspects of Mesopotamian religious experience, from temple worship to personal devotion, supported by direct quotations from the civilization's own sacred literature.

For those interested in the roots of spiritual practice and the evolution of human consciousness, this work provides invaluable insights into humanity's earliest documented attempts to understand divine mysteries. The book serves as both scholarly resource and spiritual archaeology, uncovering timeless wisdom preserved in humanity's oldest written traditions.

This accessible yet thorough examination spans 232 pages of carefully researched material, making ancient wisdom available to contemporary spiritual explorers.

Who Is This For?

📖 Reading Level: Medium (200-400 pages) (~6 hours)

📄 Length: 232 pages

What You'll Discover

  • Explore 11.12 Mesopotamian religions
  • Explore Cultes assyro-babyloniens
  • Explore Godsdienst
  • Explore Religion assyro-babylonienne
  • Explore Temples assyro-babyloniens
  • Explore Religion

Topics Covered

11.12 Mesopotamian religions Cultes assyro-babyloniens Godsdienst Religion assyro-babylonienne Temples assyro-babyloniens Religion

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