Maqlu

The Akkadian series Maqlû, "Burning," is one of the most significant and interesting magical texts from the Ancient Near East. While containing almost 100 incantations and accompanying rituals directed against witches and witchcraft, it actually represents a single complex ceremony. The ceremony was performed during a single night and into the following morning at the end of the month Abu (July/August), a time when spirits were thought to move back and forth between the netherworld and the world of the living. This edition of the text contains a detailed introduction as well as an annotated transcription and translation of the text.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Tzvi Abusch
• Edition: Society of Biblical Literature
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 31.03.2015
• EAN: 9781628370812
• ISBN: 978-1-62837-081-2
• Pages: 212
• Thèmes: Writings from the Ancient Worl; Writings from the Ancient Worl
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire > Histoire par région/pays; Antike, Texte: Antike und Mittelalter, HISTORY / Ancient / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Ancient & Classical, History - General History