The conception of righteousness and the Mesopotamian gods
The conception of righteousness is one of the most basic constructs of the cosmological and religious orientation of Mesopotamian culture. It is essential for the understanding of all major institutions of society as well as for human behaviour. The investigation focuses on Mesopotamian literature,...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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1994
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Journal for semitics
Year: 1994, Volume: 6, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-14 |
| Further subjects: | B
Institutions of society
B Perception of righteousness B Realm and function of the gods B Mesopotamian literature B Cosmological and religious orientation B Human behaviour B Conception of righteousness B Mesopotamian culture B Lexemes marum and eru |
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| Summary: | The conception of righteousness is one of the most basic constructs of the cosmological and religious orientation of Mesopotamian culture. It is essential for the understanding of all major institutions of society as well as for human behaviour. The investigation focuses on Mesopotamian literature, and more specifically on the contextual occurrences of the lexemes marum and eru in order to synthesize some of their connotations and denotations pertaining to the overriding thought structure. The study is limited to the perception of righteousness that presupposes the realm and function of the gods. It is argued that the thought structure underlying the conception of righteousness is essentially linked to sun mythologems, in particular to the role of ama. The gods do not only act as guardians of righteousness, but the marum is also perceived as a norm for their own behaviour. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for semitics
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| Persistent identifiers: | HDL: 10520/AJA10318471_282 |
