How To Do Things With Tears - Ritual Lamenting in Ancient Mesopotamia

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.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Paul Delnero, John Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Paul Delnero
• Verlag: De Gruyter
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 10.08.2020
• EAN: 9781501519468
• ISBN: 978-1-5015-1946-8
• Seiten: 668
• Abmessung: 164 mm x 42 mm x 235 mm
• Gewicht: 1280 g
• Illustration: 4 b/w tbl.
• Serie: Studies in Ancient Near Eastern Records (SANER)
• Thema: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Religion/Theologie > Sonstiges