The legend and the meaning

This book addresses a number of sensitive topics that the author has dealt with using the strict, scientific, inductive, and disciplined methodology he is known for, including, the function of myth and its role in the life of the individual and the community - meaning and myth and their hidden contents - the connection between myth and religion and religious beliefs - weather and myth; the model of the Tammuz hymns - myth and history - between religion and morality in Eastern religions - beliefs of the ancient East, paganism or monotheism? ... the image of the Torah God and its reflections on Torah morals ... and other topics that we have documented with textual evidence from myths, rituals, and prayers, most of which are presented in Arabic for the first time. This is what makes "Myth and Meaning" an enjoyable literary book, in addition to being an in-depth intellectual research. These studies were not written at distant intervals, nor were they published in newspapers or journals, but rather they were written steadily over two years based on previous drafts, miscellaneous notes, and initial translations prepared by the author for a number of texts from the ancient East.