| Description |
1 online resource. |
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text file PDF |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Series |
Gorgias Near Eastern Studies
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| Contents |
Frontmatter -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS -- INTRODUCTION AND HISTORICAL BACKGROUND -- ANALYSIS OF PREVIOUS SCHOLARSHIP ON THE AKĪTU -- PHENOMONOLOGY OF THE AKĪTU FESTIVAL -- RITUALISTIC ELEMENTS OF THE AKĪTU -- POLITICAL, HISTORICAL, AND IDEOLOGICAL ANALYSIS -- CONCLUSION -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX |
| Summary |
The akītu festival is one of the oldest recorded religious festivals in the world, celebrated for several millennia throughout ancient Mesopotamia. Yet, the akītu was more than just a religious ceremony; it acted as a political device to ensure the supremacy of the king, the national god, and his capital city. Using tools of social anthropology and ritual analysis, this book presents a detailed reconstruction of the festival events and its attendant rituals to demonstrate how the festival became a propagandistic tool wielded by the monarchy and ruling classes. The akītu festival demonstrates the effectiveness of religion as a political tool. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
In English. |
| Subject |
Akitu.
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Akitu. |
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Kings and rulers -- Religious aspects -- Assyro-Babylonian religion.
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Kings and rulers -- Religious aspects -- Assyro-Babylonian religion. |
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Iraq -- Kings and rulers -- Religious aspects.
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Iraq. |
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Kings and rulers. |
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RELIGION -- Antiquities & Archaeology. |
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Kings and rulers -- Religious aspects. |
| Genre/Form |
Dictionaries.
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Dictionaries.
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| ISBN |
9781463236007 (electronic book) |
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146323600X |
| Standard No. |
10.31826/9781463236007 |
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