Introduction: Hidden Riches in Secret Places Methods and
Approaches
1. The Allure of Gilgamesh: The Construction of Desire in the
Gilgamesh Epic
Introduction: The Construction of Desire: Queering Gilgamesh
The Erotic Gilgamesh: The Prostitute and the Primal Man: Inciting
Desire, The Gaze of Ishtar: Denying Desire, Heroic Love: Requiting
Desire, The Death of Desire
Conclusion
2. On the Couch with Horus and Seth: A Freudian Analysis
Introduction: Oedipus in Ancient Egypt
A Contentious Court: Two Episodes: The Insult and the Enigma,
Island Intrigue
The Three Contests: Under the Water, In the Bed, On the Boat
Conclusion
3. Desire in Death’s Realm: Sex, Power, and Violence in “Nergal and
Ereshkigal”
Introduction: Giving Death its Due
Crucible of Desire: Ereshkigal’s Wiles
A Goddess Scorned: Ereshkigal’s Complaint
To Reign in Hell: Nergal’s Return, Gender and Power
Conclusion: Desire and Death
References
Subject Index
Text Index
Neal Walls is Associate Professor of Old Testament
Interpretation at Wake Forest University. A scholar of the Hebrew
Bible/Old Testament and related ancient Near Eastern texts, Walls
is fascinated by the breadth, depth, and complexity of Old
Testament literature. He enjoys helping students to become skillful
interpreters of scripture, to appreciate the diversity of
theological perspectives within the canon, and to reclaim the Old
Testament’s abundant theological imagination for the church’s
ministries today. Walls also leads pilgrimages and travel programs
to Africa and the Middle East.
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