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The politics of ritual change : the zukru festival in the political history of late Bronze Age Emar / by John Tracy Thames, Jr.
Ouvrage
Appartient aux collections: Harvard semitic monographs, 65, 0073-0637
Publication: Leiden : Brill, 2020 cop. Description: 1 vol. (XIV-345 p.) ; 25 cmCollection : Harvard semitic monographs; 65, ISSN 0073-0637ISBN: 9789004429109.Langue: AnglaisPays: Pays-Bas, Etats-Unis Auteur principal: Thames, John Tracy, Jr., Auteur Résumé: John Thames explores the intersection of ritual and politics in ancient Syria. The cuneiform texts describing an elaborate festival called 'zukru' invite the reader to consider the development of the ritual as a result of political influence. This book suggests a new understanding of the relationship between the Hittite Empire and the city of Emar that is best observed through religious texts. (Source : 4e de couverture). Item type: Ouvrage

Bibliogr. p. 321-338. Notes bibliogr. Index

John Thames explores the intersection of ritual and politics in ancient Syria. The cuneiform texts describing an elaborate festival called 'zukru' invite the reader to consider the development of the ritual as a result of political influence. This book suggests a new understanding of the relationship between the Hittite Empire and the city of Emar that is best observed through religious texts.
(Source : 4e de couverture)

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