Creation and Chaos: A Reconsideration of Hermann Gunkel's Chaoskampf Hypothesis
Intro -- Preface -- Introduction -- Abbreviations -- Part 1 -- Creation and Chaos -- From Hesiod's Abyss to Ovid's rudis indigestaque moles -- Chaos and Cosmos in the Babylonian "Epic of Creation" -- Karen Sonik -- On the Theogonies of Hesiod and the Hurrians -- An Exploration of...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Winona Lake
Eisenbrauns
2013
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| In: | Year: 2013 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Scurlock, JoAnn, Creation and Chaos: A Reconsideration of Hermann Gunkel's Chaoskampf Hypothesis] (2014) (McAffee, Matthew)
[Rezension von: Creation and chaos] (2017) (Cioată, Maria) |
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Monsters ; Middle East
B Mythology, Middle Eastern B Creation ; Mythology ; Middle East B Gunkel, Hermann ; 1862-1932 B Electronic books B Religion and politics ; Middle East ; History ; To 1500 |
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| Summary: | Intro -- Preface -- Introduction -- Abbreviations -- Part 1 -- Creation and Chaos -- From Hesiod's Abyss to Ovid's rudis indigestaque moles -- Chaos and Cosmos in the Babylonian "Epic of Creation" -- Karen Sonik -- On the Theogonies of Hesiod and the Hurrians -- An Exploration of the Dual Natures of Teššub and Kumarbi -- Dennis R. M. Campbell -- Creation in the Bible and the Ancient Near East -- W. G. Lambert† -- Searching for Meaning in Genesis 1:2 -- Purposeful Creation out of Chaos without Kampf -- JoAnn Scurlock -- Part 2 -- Monster-Bashing Myths -- The Fifth Day of Creation in Ancient Syrian and Neo-Hittite Art -- Douglas Frayne -- Once upon a Time in Kiškiluša -- The Dragon-Slayer Myth in Central Anatolia -- Amir Gilan -- The Northwest Semitic Conflict Myth and Egyptian Sources from the Middle and New Kingdoms -- Joanna Töyräänvuori -- Yamm as the Personification of Chaos? -- A Linguistic and Literary Argument for a Case of Mistaken Identity -- Brendon C. Benz -- Part 3 -- Gunkel and His Times -- Chaos and Creation -- Hermann Gunkel between Establishing the "History of Religions School," Acknowledging Assyriology, and Defending the Faith -- Steven Lundström -- Where Is Eden? -- An Analysis of Some of the Mesopotamian Motifs in Primeval J -- Peter Feinman -- Babel-Bible-Baal -- Aaron Tugendhaft -- Part 4 -- Power and Politics -- The Combat Myth as a Succession Story at Ugarit -- Wayne T. Pitard -- What Are the Nations Doing in the Chaoskampf? -- Robert D. Miller II -- Part 5 -- Kampf and Chaos -- The Combat Myth in Israelite Tradition Revisited -- Bernard F. Batto -- The Three "Daughters" of Baʿal and Transformations of Chaoskampf in the Early Chapters of Genesis -- Richard E. Averbeck -- Part 6 -- Chaos and (Re)Creation -- Chaoskampf Lost-Chaoskampf Regained -- The Gunkel Hypothesis Revisited -- JoAnn Scurlock. |
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| ISBN: | 1575062798 |