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Abusch, Tzvi

Mesopotamian Witchcraft : Towards a History and Understanding of Babylonian Witchcraft Beliefs and Literature / Towards a History and Understanding of Babylonian Witchcraft Beliefs and Literature Tzvi Abusch. - 1 online resource. - Brill Book Archive Part 1, ISBN: 9789004472495 Ancient Magic and Divination ; 5 . - Brill Book Archive Part 1, ISBN: 9789004472495. Ancient Magic and Divination ; 5. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This volume is about the history, literature, ritual, and thought associated with ancient Mesopotamian witchcraft. With chapters on the changing forms and roles of witchcraft beliefs, the ritual function, form, and development of the Maqlû text (the most important ancient work on the subject), and the meaning of the Maqlû ceremony, as well as the ideology of the final version of the text. The volume significantly contributes to our understanding of the Maqlû text, and the reconstruction of the development of thought about witchcraft and magic in Mesopotamia.

ISBN: 9789004453395 9789004123878

Standard No.: 10.1163/9789004453395 DOI

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Subjects--Topical Terms:
Antiquity.
Literary Themes.
Witchcraft--history.

LC Class. No.: BF1567

Dewey Class. No.: 133.4