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Record Nr.

UNINA9910820927903321

Autore

Smith Mark S. <1955->

Titolo

The rituals and myths of the feast of the goodly gods of KTU/CAT 1.23 : royal constructions of opposition, intersection, integration, and domination / / by Mark S. Smith

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Atlanta, : Society of Biblical Literature, c2006

ISBN

1-58983-316-3

1-4294-1373-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

xvii, 201 p

Collana

Society of Biblical Literature resources for biblical study ; ; no. 51

Disciplina

299/.26

Soggetti

Gods, Ugaritic

Mythology, Ugaritic

Autumn festivals - Syria - Ugarit (Extinct city)

Death - Religious aspects

Ugarit (Extinct city) Religion

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction and text -- Commentary. Lines 1-29 : ritual actions and narrative recitations ; Lines 30-76 : divine narrative -- General interpretation. The question of "sacred marriage" and the textual relations between lines 1-29 and 30-76 ; Intersecting genres and cultural codes.

Sommario/riassunto

Text of the work known as The birth of the beautiful gods, in parallel columns: Ugaritic (romanized) and English (p. 18-25), with commentary and discussion in English.