The revival of the Anu cult and the nocturnal fire ceremony at late Babylonian Uruk /
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 u...
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Format: eBook
Language: English
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Leiden :
Brill.
c2018.
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Culture and History of the Ancient Near East
95.
Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2018, ISBN: 9789004353275.
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Call Number: BL1620 .K78 2018
| Summary: | 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. |
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| Item Description: | Based on the author's thesis (doctoral)--Universität Münster, 2014. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 310 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-290) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9789004364943 |
| Access: | Available to subscribing member institutions only. |