Corpus of Mesopotamian anti-witchcraft rituals
著者
書誌事項
Corpus of Mesopotamian anti-witchcraft rituals
（Ancient magic and divination, v. 8/1,
Brill, 2011-2016
- v. 1
- v. 2
大学図書館所蔵 全3件
注記
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
内容説明・目次
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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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