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Nocturnal Ciphers - The Allusive Language of Dreams in the Ancient Near East

English · Hardback

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Summary

This monograph seeks to understand the cultural context and function of wordplay as employed by ancient Mesopotamian dream interpreters and other divinatory experts. The author then aims to use this context to explain the presence of punning in Akkadian literary and epistolary accounts of enigmatic dreams.

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Authors Scott Noegel
Publisher American Oriental Society
 
Languages English
Product format Hardback
Released 31.12.2022
 
EAN 9780940490208
ISBN 978-0-940490-20-8
No. of pages 362
Weight 932 g
Series American Oriental Series
Subject Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology

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