James, E O <br/><br/>
The Ancient Gods   The History and Diffusion of Religion in the Ancient Near East and the Eastern Mediterranean 

 - New York  G. P. Putnam`s Sons  1960 
 - 359p 
<br/><br/> includes index and biblioraphy 
<br/><br/>the rise of civilization in the ancient near east  the emergence of religion in the ancient near east  the mother goddess and the young god  the sacral kingship  the seasonal festivals  the cult of the dead  cosmology  divination,astrology and prophecy  the gods and the good life  the development and diffusion of near eastern deities 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label> 100 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>B67.92  / J231