The Anti-Witchcraft Ritual Maqlû
The Cuneiform Sources of a Magic Ceremony from Ancient Mesopotamia
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This book examines the epigraphy and history of transmission of the cuneiform sources of the Maqlû anti-witchcraft ritual, one of the major compositions of ancient Mesopotamian exorcistic lore and a masterpiece of Babylonian literature.The performance of Maqlû, 'Burning', stretched over a whole night and included the recitation of almost a hundred incantations. In the course of the ritual, the victim of witchcraft is transferred from a state of imminent death back to life; he is purified and his bound state undone. The witches are assigned the fate they had intended for their victim by sending the witchcraft back to them.The book consists of three parts: First, an introduction to the Maqlû ceremony as a Babylonian anti-witchcraft ritual is provided; it includes an attempt at giving a step-by-step reconstruction of the ritual drama of Maqlû based on the instructions for its performance and the texts of its recitations. Next, a set of more specialized studies is devoted to various aspects of the cuneiform transmission of Maqlû: the history of the text's reconstruction; the types of manuscripts; their specific provenance and historical context; variation in the textual transmission as well as spelling conventions and linguistic characteristics. Finally, the manuscripts are presented in 'hand-copies' (technical drawings) on the plates in the second half of the book.
Erscheinungsdatum | 08.05.2017 |
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Verlagsort | Wiesbaden |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 345 x 240 mm |
Gewicht | 1561 g |
Einbandart | gebunden |
Themenwelt | Literatur ► Klassiker / Moderne Klassiker |
Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Altertum / Antike | |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Weitere Religionen | |
Schlagworte | Alte Religionen und Mythen • Altorientalistik • Ancient Near Eastern Studies • Babylon • Babylonien • Cuneiform studies • Hexerei • Hexerei und Zauberei • History of Religions • Keilschrift • Linguistics • Literary Studies • Mesopotamien • Mesopotamien / Zweistromland; Religion • Religion • Ritual • ritual studies • Texte: Antike & Mittelalter • Texte: Antike & Mittelalter |
ISBN-10 | 3-447-10770-7 / 3447107707 |
ISBN-13 | 978-3-447-10770-9 / 9783447107709 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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