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The rituals and myths of the feast of the goodly gods of KTU/CAT 1.23 : royal constructions of opposition, intersection, integration, and domination / by Mark S. Smith.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Smith, Mark S., 1955-
- Series:
- Resources for biblical study ; no. 51.
- Society of Biblical Literature resources for biblical study ; no. 51
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gods, Ugaritic.
- Mythology, Ugaritic.
- Autumn festivals--Syria--Ugarit (Extinct city).
- Autumn festivals.
- Death--Religious aspects.
- Death.
- Ugarit (Extinct city)--Religion.
- Ugarit (Extinct city).
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 201 p.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Atlanta : Society of Biblical Literature, c2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Text of the work known as The birth of the beautiful gods, in parallel columns: Ugaritic (romanized) and English (p. 18-25), with commentary and discussion in English.
- Contents:
- Introduction and text
- Commentary. Lines 1-29 : ritual actions and narrative recitations ; Lines 30-76 : divine narrative
- General interpretation. The question of "sacred marriage" and the textual relations between lines 1-29 and 30-76 ; Intersecting genres and cultural codes.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Contains:
- Birth of the beautiful gods. English and Ugaritc.
- ISBN:
- 1-58983-316-3
- 1-4294-1373-5
- OCLC:
- 191935823
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