Der Feind und die Hexe: die Widersacher in mesopotamischen und biblischen Gebeten
A comparative study of the enemies in biblical Psalms of individual lament (e. g. Psalm 31) and witch and warlock in Mesopotamian prayers from the context of rituals against witchcraft (e. g. Istar 24) shows that their role is similar on a structural level. Both types of prayers mention three partie...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | German |
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
[2019]
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Die Welt des Orients
Year: 2019, Volume: 49, Issue: 1, Pages: 109-123 |
| IxTheo Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion BC Ancient Orient; religion HB Old Testament KBL Near East and North Africa |
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| Summary: | A comparative study of the enemies in biblical Psalms of individual lament (e. g. Psalm 31) and witch and warlock in Mesopotamian prayers from the context of rituals against witchcraft (e. g. Istar 24) shows that their role is similar on a structural level. Both types of prayers mention three parties: the praying person, the deity and the 'others' (the enemies, witch and warlock). But this similar role does not allow to identify the enemies in Psalm 31 as witches and warlocks: the stereotypical Akkadian terminology leaves no doubt about the nature of their machinations, whereas the biblical enemies are characterised in very vague terms. A possible exception is the use of the hapax legomenon rokhes* Ps 31, 21, whose Akkadian cognates (rakāsu and riksu) are also used in the context of witchcraft. |
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| ISSN: | 2196-9019 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Die Welt des Orients
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.13109/wdor.2019.49.1.109 |