Born in heaven, made on earth :  the making of the cult image in the ancient Near East / 
edited by Michael B. Dick. 
 - Winona Lake, IN :  Eisenbrauns,  1999. 
 - xii, 243 pages :  illustrations ;  26 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references. 
<br/><br/>Introduction/ Michael B. Dick -- Prophetic parodies of making the cult image/ Michael B. Dick -- The induction of the cult image in ancient Mesopotamia: the Mesopotamian mis pi Ritual/ Christopher Walker and Michael B. Dick -- The theology of cult statues in ancient Egypt/ David Lorton -- The divine image in contemporary south India: the renaissance of a once maligned tradition/ Joanne Punzo Waghorne. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1575060248  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Rites and ceremonies--Middle East<br/>Idols and images--Middle East
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>291.218