REL 301 Ancient Near Eastern Religions & Cultures

Death (second week)

Reading questions for April 15 and 17:

As you read the assignment, consider the following issues:

1. What views of death and possible afterlives appear most of ten in ancient Semitic literatures,?

2. How did the burial practices reflect or interact with these views?

3. What do ancient stories mean when they narrate the deaths of gods?