Date rape: the agricultural and astronomical background of the Sumerian sacred marriage and Genesis 38

The differentiated sexuality of the date palm and its artificial fertilization were the subject of many ancient Near Eastern myths. This paper argues that much of the Sumerian sacred marriage between Inanna and Dumuzi celebrated during the spring New Year is an anthropomorphization of the date palm&...

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Auteur principal: Homan, Michael M. (Auteur)
Type de support: Imprimé Article
Langue:Anglais
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Publié: 2002
Dans: Scandinavian journal of the Old Testament
Année: 2002, Volume: 16, Numéro: 2, Pages: 283-292
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Sumériens / Hiérogamie / Phoenix (plantes) / Tamar, Schwiegertocher Judas, Biblische Person / Bibel. Genesis 38
B Sumérien / Littérature
Classifications IxTheo:BC Religions du Proche-Orient ancien
HB Ancien Testament
TC Époque pré-chrétienne
Sujets non-standardisés:B Bibel. Genesis 38
B Astronomie
B Tamar Schwiegertocher Judas, Biblische Person