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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,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Krul, Julia (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston, MA : Brill, [2018]
Colección:Culture and history of the ancient Near East ; v. 95.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"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 Bit Res. 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"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789004364943
9004364943