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When heroes love : the ambiguity of eros in the stories of Gilgamesh and David

Title
When heroes love : the ambiguity of eros in the stories of Gilgamesh and David / Susan Ackerman.
Author
Ackerman, Susan
Publication
New York : Columbia University Press, [2005], ©2005.

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Series Statement
Gender, theory, and religion
Uniform Title
Gender, theory, and religion.
Subject
  • David, King of Israel
  • Jonathan (Biblical figure)
  • Gilgamesh
  • Bible. Samuel > Criticism, interpretation, etc
  • Homosexuality in literature
  • Homosexuality in the Bible
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-326) and indexes.
Contents
1. Of greeting cards and methods : understanding ancient Near Eastern sex -- The Mesopotamian epic of Gilgamesh -- 2. Introducing Gilgamesh -- 3. Gilgamesh and Enkidu -- 4. The liminal hero, part 1 -- 5. The liminal hero, part 2 -- The biblical story of David and Jonathan -- 6. Introducing David -- 7. David and Jonathan -- 8. Liminality and beyond.
ISBN
  • 0231132603 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 0231132611 (pbk.)
LCCN
2004065670
OCLC
  • ocm57342000
  • SCSB-5187200
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries