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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| Tipo de documento: | Print Artículo |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
| Verificar disponibilidad: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2002
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Scandinavian journal of the Old Testament
Año: 2002, Volumen: 16, Número: 2, Páginas: 283-292 |
| (Cadenas de) Palabra clave estándar: | B
Sumerios
/ Matrimonio sagrado
/ Palmera datilera
/ Tamar, Schwiegertocher Judas, Biblische Person
/ Bibel. Genesis 38
B Sumerio / Literatura |
| Clasificaciones IxTheo: | BC Antiguo Oriente ; Religión HB Antiguo Testamento TC Período pre-cristiano |
| Otras palabras clave: | B
Bibel. Genesis 38
B Tamar Schwiegertocher Judas, Biblische Person B Astronomía |
| Sumario: | 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's artificial fertilization and vernal astronomical observations. The story of Judah and Tamar in Genesis 38 is also argued to have originated from the same source. |
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| ISSN: | 0901-8328 |
| Obras secundarias: | In: Scandinavian journal of the Old Testament
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