Desire, discord, and death : approaches to ancient Near Eastern myth / / by Neal Walls

• Autore: Walls Neal H. <1962->
• Pubblicazione: Boston, : American Schools of Oriental Research, c2001
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (218 p.)
• Disciplina: 291.1/3/09394
• Soggetto topico: Mythology, Middle Eastern; Middle Eastern literature - History and criticism; Death in literature
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-204) and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Contents -- INTRODUCTION Hidden Riches in Secret Places -- Methods and Approaches -- CHAPTER 1 The Allure of Gilgamesh: The Construction of Desire in the Gilgamesh Epic -- INTRODUCTION -- The Construction of Desire: Queering Gilgamesh -- THE EROTIC GILGAMESH -- The Prostitute and the Primal Man: Inciting Desire -- The Gaze of Ishtar: Denying Desire -- Heroic Love: Requiting Desire -- The Death of Desire -- CONCLUSION -- CHAPTER 2 On the Cou c h with Horus and Seth: A F r e u d i a n A n a l y s i s ( O r , T h e C a s e o f P h a r a o h ' s M o m m y ) -- INTRODUCTION -- Oedipus in Ancient Egypt -- A CONTENTIOUS COURT: TWO EPISODES -- The Insult and the Enigma -- Island Intrigue -- THE THREE CONTESTS -- Under the Water -- In the Bed -- On the Boat -- CONCLUSION -- CHAPTER 3 Desire in Death's Realm: Sex, Power, and Violence in "Nergal and Ereshkigal -- INTRODUCTION -- Giving Death its Due -- CRUCIBLE OF DESIRE -- Ereshkigal's Wiles -- A GODDESS SCORNED -- Ereshkigal's Complaint -- TO REIGN IN HELL -- Nergal's Return -- Gender and Power -- CONCLUSION: DESIRE AND DEATH -- References -- Subject Index -- Text Index.
• Titolo autorizzato: Desire, discord and death
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910826401103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: ASOR books ; ; v. 8.