This book uses insights from religious studies, literary theory, and the history of science for understanding the Sumerian composition Nanše and the Birds in t
Sumerian is the oldest written language of ancient Iraq, first written down some 5000 years ago. Its literature, encompassing narrative myths, lyrical hymns, pr
A Story of YHWH investigates the ancient Israelite expression of their deity, and tracks why variation occurred in that expression, from the early Iron Age to t
What draws us to the beauty of a peacock, the flight of an eagle, or the song of a nightingale? Why are birds so significant in our lives and our sense of the w
Two topics of current critical interest, agency and materiality, are here explored in the context of their intersection with the divine. Specific case studies,