How To Do Things With Tears
Produktinformationen "How To Do Things With Tears"
In contrast to other traditions, cultic laments in Mesopotamia were not performed in response to a tragic event, such as a death or a disaster, but instead as a preemptive ritual to avert possible catastrophes. Mesopotamian laments provide a unique insight into the relationship between humankind and the gods, and their study sheds light on the nature of collective rituals within a crosscultural context. Cultic laments were performed in Mesopotamia for nearly 3000 years. This book provides a comprehensive overview of this important ritual practice in the early 2nd millennium BCE, the period during which Sumerian laments were first put in writing. It also includes a new translation and critical edition of Uruamairabi (‘That city, which has been plundered’), one of the most widely performed compositions of its genre.
| Autor: | Delnero, Paul |
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| ISBN: | 9781501519468 |
| Verlag: | Walter de Gruyter |
| Auflage: | 1 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Seitenzahl: | 676 |
| Produktart: | Gebunden |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 10.08.2020 |
| Verlag: | Walter de Gruyter |
| Untertitel: | Ritual Lamenting in Ancient Mesopotamia |
| Schlagworte: | Lamenting Mesopotamia Mesopotamien Ritual Sumerian Sumerisch Wehklagen |