The gods rich in praise: early Greek and Mesopotamian religious poetry
This title contributes to the current academic debate on the relationship between early Greek poetry and the ancient Near East, especially Mesopotamia. It is the first extensive study to be based on a detailed analysis of the ancient texts, consisting in this case of a selection of religious poems m...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press
c 2015
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| In: | Year: 2015 |
| Edition: | 1. ed. |
| Series/Journal: | Oxford classical monographs
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Akkadian language
/ Greek language
/ Hittite language
/ Sumerian language
/ Religious poetry
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| Further subjects: | B
Religious poetry, Greek
Foreign influences
B Religious poetry, Greek B Thesis |
| Summary: | This title contributes to the current academic debate on the relationship between early Greek poetry and the ancient Near East, especially Mesopotamia. It is the first extensive study to be based on a detailed analysis of the ancient texts, consisting in this case of a selection of religious poems mainly in Sumerian, Akkadian, Hittite, and Greek Sumerian hymns of the Old Babylonian Period -- Akkadian hymns of the Old Babylonian Period -- The Hittite evidence in the light of Old Babylonian sources -- Introductory remarks on the early Greek and Mesopotamian sources -- Hymnic openings -- A case of negative predication -- Variations on the names of the goddess -- Sumerian and Hittite notes on Iliad 1.62-4 |
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| Item Description: | Literaturverz. S. [240] - 282 |
| ISBN: | 0198723369 |