"Meine Vergehen mögen gelöst, meine Sünden vergessen sein", 2: Konzepte von Reinheit und Unreinheit in der keilschriftlichen Überlieferung des Alten Orients

The article examines patterns of purity and impurity in the written tradition of the cuneiform cultures of Ancient Mesopotamia and, in a short overview, the Hittite tradition of Ancient Anatolia. It traces the question how impurity is made and which kinds of consequences impurity causes. Figurations...

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Subtitles:Synagoge und Kirchen
Main Author: Lang, Martin 1971- (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:German
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Published: Echter 2012
In: Zeitschrift für katholische Theologie
Year: 2012, Volume: 134, Issue: 4, Pages: 431-448
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Ancient Orient / Cultic purity
B Mesopotamia / Religion
IxTheo Classification:BC Ancient Orient; religion
Further subjects:B Cuneiform
B Purity
B Ancient Orient
Parallel Edition:Electronic
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Summary:The article examines patterns of purity and impurity in the written tradition of the cuneiform cultures of Ancient Mesopotamia and, in a short overview, the Hittite tradition of Ancient Anatolia. It traces the question how impurity is made and which kinds of consequences impurity causes. Figurations of purity or impurity of the human body are by far more social constructions than inherent qualities.
ISSN:0044-2895
Contains:Enthalten in: Zeitschrift für katholische Theologie