The politics of ritual change : : the Zukru festival in the political history of late Bronze Age Emar / / John Tracy Thames, Jr.
In The Politics of Ritual Change: The zukru Festival in the Political History of Late Bronze Age Emar, John Thames explores the intersection of ritual and politics in ancient Syria. The cuneiform texts describing an elaborate festival called zukru invite the reader to consider the development of the...
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Thames, John Tracy, Jr., author. The politics of ritual change : the Zukru festival in the political history of late Bronze Age Emar / John Tracy Thames, Jr. Leiden, Netherlands : Brill, 2020. 1 online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource rdacarrier Harvard Semitic Monographs ; 65 Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- List of Abbreviations -- List of Abbreviations for Texts from Emar and its Vicinity -- List of Tables -- part 1: The City of Emar and Its zukru Rituals -- 1 Introduction to the City of Emar -- 1 Archaeological Excavations at Tell Meskeneh -- 2 The Archives of Emar -- 3 Emar’s Scribal Distinctions -- 2 The zukru Ritual: The City’s Offering to Dagan -- 1 Texts and Translations: Emar 375+ 397 + 401 + 428 + 448* + 449* -- 2 The zukru Ritual of the City of Emar -- 3 Gods and Men in the zukru Ritual -- 4 The Performance of the zukru Ritual -- 3 The zukru Festival: Expansion of Local Traditions -- 1 Texts and Translations: Emar 373 + 374 + 376 + 424 + 425 + Dercksen Kaskal No. 3 -- 2 Textual and Philological Notes -- 3 The zukru Ritual in its Festival Version -- 4 zukru Festival Divinity -- 5 The Ritual Transaction: Donations to the Gods -- 6 The Sponsors of the zukru Festival -- 7 The Provisioning of the zukru Festival -- 8 The Performance of the zukru in Its Festival Form -- 4 Part 1 Conclusion: The zukru Traditions -- 1 The Meaning of the Word “zukru” -- 2 The zukru Rituals: A Synthetic View -- part 2: Politics and Rituals -- 5 Emar in the Late Bronze Age: History, Politics, and Chronology -- 1 The Question of Emar’s Relationship to Mittani -- 2 Local Politics of Emar: The Conventional Format Documentation -- 3 The Hittite Conquest of North Syria -- 4 The Role of Hittite Karkamiš in Emar Politics: Evidence of the Free Format Documentation -- 5 The Relationship between Local and Foreign Authorities: Chronological Considerations and Political Change -- 6 Politics, Power, and the zukru Festival -- 1 The King and the zukru Festival -- 2 zukru Practice under Hittite Aegis -- 3 Hittite Involvement in Emar’s Cults -- 4 Cults of Anatolian Deities at Emar -- 5 The Hittite Interest in Emar’s Cults -- 6 Historical Context and the Dating of the zukru Texts -- 7 Conclusion: Power, Politics, and Change in the zukru Rituals -- Bibliography -- Index of Ancient Texts -- Index of Authors. In The Politics of Ritual Change: The zukru Festival in the Political History of Late Bronze Age Emar, John Thames explores the intersection of ritual and politics in ancient Syria. The cuneiform texts describing an elaborate festival called zukru invite the reader to consider the development of the ritual as a result of political influence. This book suggests a new understanding of the relationship between the Hittite Empire and the city of Emar that is best observed through religious texts. The Harvard Semitic Monographs series publishes volumes from the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East. Other series offered by Brill that publish volumes from the Museum include Harvard Semitic Studies and Studies in the Archaeology and History of the Levant, https://hmane.harvard.edu/publications. Description based on print version record. Includes index. Includes bibliographical references and index. Rites and ceremonies Syria Emar (Extinct city) Emar (Extinct city) Religion. 90-04-42910-7 Harvard Semitic Monographs ; 65. |
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