Reseña

Before becoming a biblical symbol of idolatry and, later, a figure associated with demonological memory, Baal was understood by peoples of the Levant as lord of storm, rain, fertility, kingship, and agricultural survival. This book studies that trajectory without reducing Baal to caricature or turning his cult into romanticized mythology.
With a historical and theological approach, the work follows Baal through the myths of Ugarit, the conflicts with Yamm and Mot, the rivalry with Yahweh, the prophetic denunciations, the local Baalim, Baal-Peor, Jezebel, Elijah on Mount Carmel, the formation of monotheism, and the survival of Baal’s name in Western religious memory.