Mesopotamian Witchcraft

Towards a History and Understanding of Babylonian Witchcraft Beliefs and Literature

von Tzvi Abusch

314 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

This volume is about the history, literature, ritual, and thought associated with ancient Mesopotamian witchcraft. With chapters on the changing forms and roles of witchcraft beliefs, the ritual function, form, and development of the Maqlû text (the most important ancient work on the subject), and the meaning of the Maqlû ceremony, as well as the ideology of the final version of the text. The volume significantly contributes to our understanding of the Maqlû text, and the reconstruction of the development of thought about witchcraft and magic in Mesopotamia.

• Themen: Philosophie und Religion Religion und Glaube Alternative Glaubenssysteme und spirituelle Weltanschauungen Okkulte Studien / Übernatürliche Studien
• ISBN: 9789004123878
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 05.06.2002
• Größe: 240 x 158 mm
• Verlag: Brill