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Titel:Was There a Cult of El in Ancient Canaan?
Essays on Ugaritic Religion and Language
Person: Tsumura, David Toshio
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Hauptverfasser: Tsumura, David Toshio (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Tübingen Mohr Siebeck 2024
Ausgabe:1. Aufl.
Schriftenreihe:Orientalische Religionen in der Antike
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Medienzugang:https://doi.org/10.1628/978-3-16-161279-4
Zusammenfassung:In this collection of essays, David Toshio Tsumura examines a number of Ugaritic mythological and liturgical texts in detail for how they interpret deity. He sheds light on ancient Canaanite religious practices and social customs essential for a better understanding of Old Testament literature.
David Toshio Tsumura untersucht in diesem Aufsatzband eine Reihe von ugaritischen mythologischen und liturgischen Texten eingehend daraufhin, wie sie die Gottheit interpretieren. Er beleuchtet alte kanaanitische religiöse Praktiken und soziale Bräuche, die für ein besseres Verständnis der alttestamentlichen Literatur unerlässlich sind.
Since their discovery in 1929, Ugaritic documents have shed light on the Canaanite background of the ancient Israelite religion. But to use them properly, it is crucial first to interpret the texts philologically in their historical and cultural context. In particular, we must grasp the characteristics of polytheism from within, without imposing a Western understanding of deity. David Toshio Tsumura examines a number of mythological and liturgical texts in detail for how they interpret deity, and especially deals with the different meanings of the Ugaritic term IL, a cognate of the Hebrew ˀel, »god.« This can be a generic noun, »god,« proper name »El,+quot;or a term for the collective godhead »The Deity.« Thus, the author sheds light on ancient Canaanite religious practices and social customs essential for a better understanding of Old Testament literature.Survey of contentsIntroduction Part 1 - BackgroundChapter 1: Canaan and the Canaanites Chapter 2: C. H. Gordon, the Father of Ugaritic Studies Part 2 - El, Baal and YahwehChapter 3: Canaanite Religion and Israelite YahwismChapter 4: Was There a Cult of El in Ancient Ugarit? Part 3 - The Myth and Ritual of the Good GodsChapter 5. IL in the Fertility Myth (KTU 1.23:30-76)Chapter 6: Mt-w-Šr and His Two WeaponsChapter 7: Myth and Ritual Relationship in KTU 1.23Chapter 8: Revisiting the »Seven« Good Gods of Fertility in Ugarit Part 4 - Royal Dynastic Cults in UgaritChapter 9: Kings and Cults in Ancient UgaritChapter 10: The Ancestor Cult in Ugarit Part 5 - Language and StyleChapter 11: Vowel sandhi in UgariticChapter 12: »Misspellings« in Cuneiform Texts from UgaritChapter 13: The primae waw Verb wld in UgariticChapter 14: The Problem of Kerets ChildlessnessChapter 15: List and Narrative in 1 Samuel 6:17-18a in the Light of Ugaritic Economic TextsConcluding Remarks
David Toshio Tsumura untersucht in diesem Aufsatzband eine Reihe von ugaritischen mythologischen und liturgischen Texten eingehend daraufhin, wie sie die Gottheit interpretieren. Er beleuchtet alte kanaanitische religiöse Praktiken und soziale Bräuche, die für ein besseres Verständnis der alttestamentlichen Literatur unerlässlich sind.Inhalts+uuml;bersichtIntroduction Part 1 - BackgroundChapter 1: Canaan and the Canaanites Chapter 2: C. H. Gordon, the Father of Ugaritic Studies Part 2 - El, Baal and YahwehChapter 3: Canaanite Religion and Israelite YahwismChapter 4: Was There a Cult of El in Ancient Ugarit? Part 3 - The Myth and Ritual of the Good GodsChapter 5. IL in the Fertility Myth (KTU 1.23:30-76)Chapter 6: Mt-w-Šr and His Two WeaponsChapter 7: Myth and Ritual Relationship in KTU 1.23Chapter 8: Revisiting the »Seven« Good Gods of Fertility in Ugarit Part 4 - Royal Dynastic Cults in UgaritChapter 9: Kings and Cults in Ancient UgaritChapter 10: The Ancestor Cult in Ugarit Part 5 - Language and StyleChapter 11: Vowel sandhi in UgariticChapter 12: »Misspellings« in Cuneiform Texts from UgaritChapter 13: The primae waw Verb wld in UgariticChapter 14: The Problem of Kerets ChildlessnessChapter 15: List and Narrative in 1 Samuel 6:17-18a in the Light of Ugaritic Economic TextsConcluding Remarks
Beschreibung:PublicationDate: 20240304
Umfang:1 Online-Ressource (XXII, 287 Seiten)
ISBN:9783161612794