Gods and Power in Mesopotamia: Nergal
This article is about the Mesopotamian god Nergal and the myth Nergal and Ereškigal. It is an exploration of mythology, because, in the author's view, this myth originates from recurrent themes in origin myths, like the creation and organization of the cosmos and divine society, and power and s...
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| Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
| Language: | French |
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Université de Strasbourg
2022
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Revue des sciences religieuses
Year: 2022, Volume: 96, Issue: 4, Pages: 339-357 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Nergal und Ereškigal
/ Mesopotamia
/ Greece (Antiquity)
/ Cosmogony
/ Power (Motif)
/ Legitimation
/ Transference
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| IxTheo Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion BC Ancient Orient; religion BE Greco-Roman religions KBL Near East and North Africa TC Pre-Christian history ; Ancient Near East |
| Further subjects: | B
Greece
B Comparison B cosmogonies B Nergal B Mythology B Politics B Ugarit B history of religions B Kingship |
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| Summary: | This article is about the Mesopotamian god Nergal and the myth Nergal and Ereškigal. It is an exploration of mythology, because, in the author's view, this myth originates from recurrent themes in origin myths, like the creation and organization of the cosmos and divine society, and power and succession among gods. Cosmogonic myths and the typology of deities related to them exist all around the world, which makes comparison a viable methodology. Equally, considering the specific nature of this kind of myths, several issues of a theoretical nature, encompassing mythology, religion and literature, need to be addressed. The goal of this article is to offer an original reading of the Nergal and Ereškigal poem, by dealing with major issues in the historical study of religions and drawing on comparisons with other myths from Mesopotamia, Ugarit and Greece. |
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| Item Description: | Internetseite: https://doi.org/10.4000/rsr.12774$xR$3Volltext$4ZZ$534 |
| ISSN: | 0035-2217 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Revue des sciences religieuses
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.4000/rsr.12774 |