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024 7 _a10.1163/9789004453395
_2DOI
035 _a(OCoLC)606565193
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100 1 _aAbusch, Tzvi
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aMesopotamian Witchcraft :
_bTowards a History and Understanding of Babylonian Witchcraft Beliefs and Literature /
_cTzvi Abusch.
246 3 _aTowards a History and Understanding of Babylonian Witchcraft Beliefs and Literature
264 1 _aLeiden;
_aBoston :
_bBRILL,
_c2002.
300 _a1 online resource.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aBrill Book Archive Part 1, ISBN: 9789004472495
490 1 _aAncient Magic and Divination ;
_v5
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 _aThis 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.
588 _aDescription based on print version record.
650 0 _aAntiquity.
650 0 _aLiterary Themes.
650 0 _aWitchcraft
_xhistory.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_tMesopotamian Witchcraft : Towards a History and Understanding of Babylonian Witchcraft Beliefs and Literature.
_dLeiden ; Boston : BRILL, 2002
_z9789004123878
_w(OCoLC)50008486
830 0 _aBrill Book Archive Part 1, ISBN: 9789004472495.
830 0 _aAncient Magic and Divination ;
_v5.
856 4 _zDOI:
_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004453395
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