Before the Bible and legendary figures like Hercules, King Arthur, and Beowulf, there was Gilgamesh. As the king of Uruk, a city in ancient Mesopotamia, Gilgamesh protected his people from harm, battling a multitude of fierce demons with the steadfast help of his brother, Enkidu. But Gilgamesh's re[...]

'Strong, streamlined and remarkably lovely' - Francine Prose, The New York TimesGilgamesh is the epic story of a mother's search for the father of her child - from Australia to Armenia via England and Mesopotamia - all under the shadow of the imminent, and soon to be very real, Second World War. Nar[...]

Vivid, enjoyable and comprehensible, the poet and pre-eminent translator Stephen Mitchell makes the oldest epic poem in the world accessible for the first time. Gilgamesh is a born leader, but in an attempt to control his growing arrogance, the Gods create Enkidu, a wild man, his equal in strength a[...]

It was at the instigation of C G Jung that Dr Kluger undertook the interpretation of the Gilgamesh epic, the oldest known epic-myth. Rich in poetic imagery and archetypal content, it has not lost its meaning for modern man. In this book, based primarily on her seminars at the Zurich Jung Institute, [...]

?En litterær ildkugle?. Sådan beskriver Naja Marie Aidt det babylonske epos ?Gilgamesh?. Fortællingen har brændt sig vej gennem verdenshistorien, lige fra dens spæde begyndelse for fire tusind år siden og helt op til i dag. Gilgamesh er en tragisk tyran, to tredjedel gud en tredjedel menneske,[...]

Mesopotamisk religion hører til blandt de ældste skriftsreligioner, og viden herom er en væsentlig kilde til forståelsen af den tidlige religionshistorie generelt. Sumererne, akkaderne, assyrerne og babylonerne har beboet området i "landet mellem floderne" (Mesopotamien) mellem Tigris og Eufrat[...]

Från Gilgamesh till Moa- Manligt och kvinnligt i litteraturen- tar upp skönlitteratur ur ett genusperspektiv. Författaren analyserar och kommenterar hur män och kvinnor skildras i ett urval av klassiska skönlitterära verk.[...]

Maailman vanhin eepos, Gilgamesh, on kertomus myyttisen kuninkaan matkasta etsimään ikuista elämää, filosofinen teksti, joka pohtii elämän tarkoitusta ja sen rajoja. Eepos on myös avain assyrialaiseen uskonnolliseen ajatteluun, sillä teokselle keskeinen viisauden etsintä vastaa mystikon ti[...]