The revival of the Anu cult and the nocturnal fire ceremony at late Babylonian Uruk / / by Julia Krul

• Autore: Krul Julia
• Pubblicazione: Leiden ; ; Boston : , : Brill, , [2018]; ©2018
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (324 pages)
• Disciplina: 299.21
• Soggetto topico: Assyro-Babylonian cults; Anu (Assyro-Babylonian deity); Rites and ceremonies - Iraq - Erech (Extinct city)
• Soggetto geografico: Erech (Extinct city) Religious life and customs
• Note generali: Based on the author's thesis (doctoral)--Universität Münster, 2014.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The historical background of the Anu cult -- Theological and ideological aspects of the Anu cult -- The tablet (AO 6460) and the text (TU 41) -- The ritual's calendrical setting -- Analysis of TU 41 -- Interpretation of TU 41.
• Sommario/riassunto: In The Revival of the Anu Cult and the Nocturnal Fire Ceremony at Late Babylonian Uruk , Julia Krul offers a comprehensive study of the rise of the sky god Anu as patron deity of Uruk in the Late Babylonian period (ca. 480-100 B.C.). She reconstructs the historical development of the Anu cult, its underlying theology, and its daily rites of worship, with a particular focus on the yearly nocturnal fire ceremony at the Anu temple, the Bīt Rēš. Providing the first in-depth analysis of the ceremony, Julia Krul convincingly identifies it as a seasonal renewal festival with an important exorcistic component, but also as a reinforcement of local hierarchical relationships and the elite status of the Anu priesthood.
• Titolo autorizzato: The revival of the Anu cult and the nocturnal fire ceremony at late Babylonian Uruk
• ISBN: 90-04-36494-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910796970903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Culture and history of the ancient Near East ; ; Volume 95.