Corpus of Mesopotamian anti-witchcraft rituals

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Corpus of Mesopotamian anti-witchcraft rituals

by Tzvi Abusch and Daniel Schwemer

(Ancient magic and divination, v. 8/1,2)

Brill, 2011-2016

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v. 2: by Tzvi Abusch and Daniel Schwemer with Mikko Luukko and Greta Van Buylaere

Includes English translations of texts originally composed in the Sumerian and Akkadian languages

Volume 2 also published electronically

Includes bibligraphical references and indexes

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v. 1 ISBN 9789004189133

内容説明

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. This is the first volume in the three-part Corpus of Mesopotamian Anti-witchcraft Rituals. Volumes two and three are expected in 2015 and 2018 respectively. "Even in its incomplete form, Mesopotamian Anti-Witchcraft Rituals is a major contribution to the study of witchcraft, supernatural belief, folk medicine (both supernatural and non-supernatural), theories of magic, incantations, and ritual. This edition is required reading for any scholar with an interest in these topics." David Elton Gay, Indiana University
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v. 2 ISBN 9789004318540

内容説明

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. "Now that we have the second volume, we the more admire the thoughtful organisation of the entire project, the strict methods followed, and the insightful observations and decisions made." - Martin Stol, in: Bibliotheca Orientalis LXXIV n Degrees 3-4 (mei-augustus 2017)

目次

PREFACE ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS INTRODUCTION TEXTS OF GROUP THREE: PRESCRIPTIONS FOR SYMPTOMS INDICATING WITCHCRAFT TEXTS OF GROUP SEVEN: USBURRUDA TEXTS TEXTS OF GROUP EIGHT: CEREMONIAL RITUALS FOR UNDOING WITCHCRAFT TEXTS OF GROUP NINE: ANTI-WITCHCRAFT INCANTATIONS WITHIN BIT RIMKI AND RELATED TEXTS TEXTS OF GROUP TEN: RITUALS AGAINST ZIKURUDU AND OTHER SPECIAL TYPES OF WITCHCRAFT TEXTS OF GROUP ELEVEN: RITUALS IN CASE OF EVIL OMENS INDICATING WITCHCRAFT ADDITIONAL TEXTS TO VOLUME 1 ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS TO VOLUME 1 BIBLIOGRAPHY (VOLUMES 1-2) CONCORDANCES (VOLUMES 1-2) REGISTERS (VOLUMES 1-2) COPIES OF CUNEIFORM TEXTS COLLATIONS

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