When Heroes Love: The Ambiguity of Eros in the Stories of Gilgamesh and David

Contents

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1. Of Greeting Cards and Methods: Understanding Ancient Near Eastern Sex

THE MESOPOTAMIAN EPIC OF GILGAMESH

2. Introducing Gilgamesh

3. Gilgamesh and Enkidu

4. The Liminal Hero, Part 1

5. The Liminal Hero, Part 2

THE BIBLICAL STORY OF DAVID AND JONATHAN

6. Introducing David

7. David and Jonathan

8. Liminality and Beyond

Citation Index