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Iranische Religion: Zoroastrismus, Yezidentum, Baha'itum. By MANFRED HUTTER. Berlin: W. DE GRUYTER, 2019. Pp. vii + 233. [euro]24.95 (paper). In this new work, Manfred Hutter introduces three 'Iranian' religions: Zoroastrianism, [...]

Die mandäische Religion und der aramäische Hintergrund des Manichäismus: Forschungsgeschichte, Textvergleiche, historisch-geographische Verortung. By IONUT DANIAL BANCILA. Mandäistische Forschungen, vol. 6. Wiesbaden: HARRASSOWITZ VERLAG, 2018. Pp. x + 301. [euro]74. [...]

The purposes of this paper are (1) to outline the early Jewish traditions concerning Lilith, so as to provide the backdrop for (2) the reconstruction of the main elements of her image in the Alphabet of Ben Sira (ABS), which contains the most elaborate variant of the Lilith-myth. The latter in turn will be (3) confronted with the early rabbinic traditions concerning Eve, so as (4) to present the role of Lilith in unburdening Eve of her problematic past, on the one hand, and (5) to acknowledge the role of Eve in elevating Lilith to the position of the 'prototypical' Jewish femme fatale, on the other. The conclusions are that (1) the image of Lilith in the ABS draws upon the traditions that arose around Eve in the early rabbinic literature, (2) the main difference between the two lies in Lilith's far more defined and unambiguous portrayal in the ABS, and (3) one of the functions of Lilith in the ABS is to promote the positive image of Eve., According to various dictionaries and encyclopedias, Lilith is an ancient female goddess incorporated into the mythology of Judaism and Christianity, in which she is regarded as Adam's first wife, who [...]

Moon-Suk Heo, Der koreanische Buddhismus im Westen: Studien zur Adaption mit besonderem Blick auf die Lehre von Seon; Meisterin Daehaeng Berlin, Munster: Lit Verlag, 2019. 282 pages. Paperback $44.48; eBook, [...]

Saeculum: Gedenkschrift fur Heinrich Otten anlasslich seines 100. Geburtstags. Edited by ANDREAS MULLER-KARPE; ELISABETH RIEKEN; and WALTER SOMMERFELD. Studien zu den Bogazkoy, Texten, vol. 58. Wiesbaden: HARRASSOWITZ VERLAG, 2015. Pp. [...]

The eighteen articles gathered in this volume are devoted to religious contacts between Anatolia, Syria, and Israel. Early Israelite religion is usually traced back to Canaan, Mesopotamia, and Egypt, with [...]