"Ich will mir einen Namen machen!": alttestamentliche und altorientalische Verewigungsstrategien

The paper shows the importance of a person’s name during his lifetime and especially post mortem: The name functions as a this-worldly form of post-mortem existence. Ancient people knew three forms of immortalization through name-making: 1) procreation, 2) outstanding deeds, and 3) inscriptions. The...

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Autore principale: Bührer, Walter 1984- (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Elettronico Articolo
Lingua:Tedesco
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Pubblicazione: Peeters [2017]
In: Biblica
Anno: 2017, Volume: 98, Fascicolo: 4, Pagine: [481]-503
(sequenze di) soggetti normati:B Bibel. Altes Testament / Gilgamesch-Epos / Commemorazione
Notazioni IxTheo:HB Antico Testamento
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Riepilogo:The paper shows the importance of a person’s name during his lifetime and especially post mortem: The name functions as a this-worldly form of post-mortem existence. Ancient people knew three forms of immortalization through name-making: 1) procreation, 2) outstanding deeds, and 3) inscriptions. The paper presents different texts from Mesopotamia and the Old Testament in which humans (as well as God) try to establish an everlasting name for themselves (or for a certain person or group of people) through one or more of the mentioned strategies.
Descrizione del documento:"Antrittsvorlesung an der Ruhr-Universität Bochum vom 20.01.2016. Der Vortragstext wurd im Wesentlichen beibehalten, der Anmerkungsapparat aktualisiert
ISSN:2385-2062
Comprende:Enthalten in: Biblica
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.15496/publikation-70980
DOI: 10.2143/BIB.98.4.3265682
HDL: 10900/129617