Mesopotamian Witchcraft: Towards a History and Understanding of Babylonian Witchcraft Beliefs and LiteratureBRILL, 2002 - 314 σελίδες This volume is about the history, literature, ritual, and thought associated with ancient Mesopotamian witchcraft. With chapters on the changing forms and roles of witchcraft beliefs, the ritual function, form, and development of the Maqlû text (the most important ancient work on the subject), and the meaning of the Maqlû ceremony, as well as the ideology of the final version of the text. The volume significantly contributes to our understanding of the Maqlû text, and the reconstruction of the development of thought about witchcraft and magic in Mesopotamia. |
Περιεχόμενα
Chapter 2 | 27 |
Chapter 3 | 65 |
Chapter 4 | 79 |
Chapter 5 | 89 |
The Nature and History of Maqlû | 97 |
Chapter 7 | 113 |
Chapter 8 | 163 |
Chapter 9 | 185 |
Chapter 10 | 197 |
Meaning The Religious and Intellectual Setting of Maqlû | 217 |
Some Observations on the Introductory Section of the Text Part I | 249 |
Chapter 13 | 271 |
Chapter 14 | 287 |
Interpretation and Textual History of Maqlû VIII 58105 and IX 15259 | 293 |
Indices | 307 |
Άλλες εκδόσεις - Προβολή όλων
Mesopotamian Witchcraft: Towards a History and Understanding of Babylonian ... Tzvi Abusch Περιορισμένη προεπισκόπηση - 2021 |
Mesopotamian Witchcraft: Toward a History and Understanding of Babylonian ... I. Tzvi Abusch Δεν υπάρχει διαθέσιμη προεπισκόπηση - 2002 |
Συχνά εμφανιζόμενοι όροι και φράσεις
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