Esther's Revenge at Susa: - From Sennacherib to Ahasuerus

Zusatztext Dalley has produced an intriguing and thought-provoking book that will be read with pleasure by cuneiformists, biblicists, and classicists alike. Informationen zum Autor Stephanie Dalley is Senior Research Fellow in Assyriology at the Oriental Institute, University of Oxford. Klappentext 0 Zusammenfassung The names of the chief characters in the biblical Book of Esther are those of Mesopotamian deities. Stephanie Dalley argues that the narrative reflects real events in seventh-century Assyria which were `explained' soon after they occurred in a mythologizing cuneiform text and linked to religious festivals comparable to the Jewish rites of Purim. Inhaltsverzeichnis I. The Background in Assyrian History and Literature 1: Kings Sargon and Sennacherib, father and son 2: Esarhaddon and Ashurbanipal, son and grandson of Sennacherib 3: Troubles in Babylon and retribution in Susa 4: Dissemination in Palestine and Egypt 5: Some literature and its genres 6: Ishtar-of-Nineveh and her feasts II. Transition to a Jewish Story 7: Assyrian words, phrases, and customs in the Hebrew Book of Esther 8: Links between seventh-century Assyria, the Hebrew story of Esther, and the kingdom of Adiabene 9: From history into myth: evolution of a story

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Stephanie Dalley, Stephanie (Senior Research Fellow in Assyriology at the Oriental Institute Dalley, Dalley Stephanie
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 06.12.2007
• EAN: 9780199216635
• ISBN: 978-0-19-921663-5
• Pagine: 280
• Dimensioni: 145 mm x 220 mm x 15 mm
• Categorie: Libri scolastici > Didattica > Formazione professionale; Texte: Antike und Mittelalter, RELIGION / Judaism / General, HISTORY / Ancient / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology, HISTORY / Asia / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, RELIGION / Biblical Studies / Old Testament, RELIGION / Christianity / General, Literature - Classics / Criticism, RELIGION / Biblical Studies / General, Christianity, Folklore, myths & legends, Judaism, Ancient History, Asian History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts, Biblical Studies & Exegesis, Assyria, Assyrian Empires, Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology)