How to Do Things with Tears

Ritual Lamenting in Ancient Mesopotamia
1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-1-5015-1946-8
Verlag: De Gruyter

Buch, Englisch, 668 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 1114 g

Reihe: Studies in ancient Near Eastern records

In contrast to other traditions, cultic laments in Mesopotamia were not performed in response to a tragic event, such as a death or a disaster, but instead as a preemptive ritual to avert possible catastrophes. Mesopotamian laments provide a unique insight into the relationship between humankind and the gods, and their study sheds light on the nature of collective rituals within a crosscultural context.

Cultic laments were performed in Mesopotamia for nearly 3000 years. This book provides a comprehensive overview of this important ritual practice in the early 2nd millennium BCE, the period during which Sumerian laments were first put in writing. It also includes a new translation and critical edition of Uruamairabi (‘That city, which has been plundered’), one of the most widely performed compositions of its genre.

Zielgruppe

Scholars, students, institutes of assyriology, ritual studies, co

Autoren/Hrsg.

Delnero, Paul

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte Religionen der Antike
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Naher & Mittlerer Osten
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Architekten & Architekturbüros

Über Autor(innen)

Paul Delnero, John Hopkins-Universität, Baltimore, USA.

Paul Delnero, John Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA.