Corpus of Mesopotamian Anti-Witchcraft Rituals Glossaries and Indices by Van Buylaere, Greta

Corpus of Mesopotamian Anti-Witchcraft Rituals Glossaries and Indices (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789004416246)

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Corpus of Mesopotamian Anti-Witchcraft Rituals Glossaries and Indices by Van Buylaere, Greta

Corpus of Mesopotamian Anti-Witchcraft Rituals Glossaries and Indices

$139.00
Corpus of Mesopotamian Anti-Witchcraft Rituals Glossaries and Indices by Van Buylaere, Greta

Corpus of Mesopotamian Anti-Witchcraft Rituals Glossaries and Indices

$139.00
Format: Hardcover
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Among the most important sources for understanding the cultures and systems of thought of ancient Mesopotamia is a large body of magical and medical texts written in the Sumerian and Akkadian languages. An especially significant branch of this literature centres upon witchcraft. Mesopotamian anti-witchcraft rituals and incantations attribute ill-health and misfortune to the magic machinations of witches and prescribe ceremonies, devices, and treatments for dispelling witchcraft, destroying the witch, and protecting and curing the patient. The Corpus of Mesopotamian Anti-Witchcraft Rituals aims to present a reconstruction of this body of texts; it provides critical editions of the relevant rituals and prescriptions based on the study of the cuneiform tablets and fragments recovered from the libraries of ancient Mesopotamia.

Author: Greta Van Buylaere, Mikko Luukko
ISBN-10: 9004416242
ISBN-13: 9789004416246
Publisher: Brill
Language: English
Published: 11/26/2019
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.00lbs
Size: 11.60h x 8.70w x 0.60d
By Greta Van Buylaere
By Greta Van Buylaere
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Greta Van Buylaere, Ph.D. (2009), University of Udine, was Research Associate on the "Corpus of Mesopotamian Anti-Witchcraft Rituals" project at the University of Würzburg. Her research includes studies on witchcraft, Neo-Assyrian letters, literacy, administration and geography.
Mikko Luukko, Ph.D. (2004), University of Helsinki, was Research Associate on the "Corpus of Mesopotamian Anti-Witchcraft Rituals" project at the University of Würzburg. He has published monographs and articles on Neo-Assyrian letters and Assyrian grammar.

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