Myth and Ritual: An Empirical Approach

Examples where a ritual has a clear connection to a myth are actually rare in the ane, with the exception of Egypt, yet they provide the best evidence for the connection between the two. Comparison of examples does not support some previous generalisations about the connection of myth and ritual but...

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Autor principal: Weeks, Noel K. (Author)
Tipo de documento: Recurso Electrónico Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
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Publicado em: Brill 2015
Em: Journal of ancient Near Eastern religions
Ano: 2015, Volume: 15, Número: 1, Páginas: 92-111
Outras palavras-chave:B Myth and ritual Sumerian Sacred Marriage Akkadian incantations Assyrian Cult Commentaries Egyptian rituals Hittite absent gods Biblical festivals
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Resumo:Examples where a ritual has a clear connection to a myth are actually rare in the ane, with the exception of Egypt, yet they provide the best evidence for the connection between the two. Comparison of examples does not support some previous generalisations about the connection of myth and ritual but rather raises the possibility that the connection varies with culture and period. Further the myths involved are often different to the myths known from the literary tradition, raising the likelihood of separate functions for the literary tradition and whatever tradition lay behind these texts. That in turn leads to a need to conjecture a reason for the difference in attestation of myths in the literary traditions of Mesopotamia and Egypt.
ISSN:1569-2124
Obras secundárias:In: Journal of ancient Near Eastern religions
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/15692124-12341270