Purifying a house from blood : a Hittite ritual for the ancient gods (CTH 446) /

"The present study provides an updated philological edition of the Hittite ritual for the ancient gods (CTH 446) with transliteration, transcription, and English translation. In addition to the updated critical edition, which is complemented with philological notes and commentary, this work pro...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Trameri, Andrea (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Atlanta, GA : Lockwood Press, [2022]
Temas:
Hittite language > Texts.
Hittites > Rites and ceremonies.
Purity, Ritual.
Pureté rituelle.
HISTORY > Ancient > General.
Hittite language
Hittites > Rites and ceremonies
Purity, Ritual
Texts
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Manuscripts, dating, and palaeography. Tablets and archaeological context
  • Dating: content, language, and palaeography
  • Conclusions
  • Content of the purification ritual CTH 446. Hittite rituals and the conception of purity
  • Divine participants
  • The composite background of CTH 446 in historical context
  • Ritual matter and goal
  • Ritual structure and performance
  • Text edition. Transliteration and translation
  • Philological notes and commentary
  • CTH 446 in context: construction and content of Hittite rituals. Purification rituals and the role of the ancient gods
  • Distinctive ritual practices and formal components
  • Purification rituals for buildings
  • Symbology of blood and "blood rituals"
  • Mythological content
  • Conclusions
  • Nature and goals of CTH 446. Structure and content: the "compilation" hypothesis
  • Discussion
  • Is CTH 446 a literary text?. Unicity of CTH 446?
  • CTH 446 in the pragmatic context of Hittite rituals.

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