Divine Names on the Spot : Towards a Dynamic Approach of Divine Denominations in Greek and Semitic Contexts.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bonnet, C.

Contributor:

Galoppin, T.

Series:

Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis

Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis ; v.293

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gods, Greek--Names.

Gods, Greek.

Goddesses, Greek--Names.

Goddesses, Greek.

Gods, Semitic--Names.

Gods, Semitic.

Goddesses, Semitic--Names.

Goddesses, Semitic.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (275 pages)

Place of Publication:

Leuven : Peeters Publishers & Booksellers, 2021.

Language Note:

7 English, 4 French contributions.

Summary:

Ancient Greek and Semitic languages resorted to a large range of words to name the divine. Gods and goddesses were called by a variety of names and combinations of onomastic attributes. This broad lexicon of names is characterised by plurality and a tendency to build on different sequences of names; therefore, the 'Mapping Ancient Polytheisms' project focuses on the process of naming the divine in order to better understand the ancient divine in terms of a plurality in the making. A fundamental rule for reading ancient divine names is to grasp them in their context - time and place, a ritual, the form of the discourse, a cultural milieu - a deity is usually named according to a specific situation. From Artemis Eulochia to al-Lat, al-'Uzza and Manat, from Melqart to "my rock" in the biblical book of Psalms, this volume journeys between the sanctuary on Mount Gerizim and late antique magical practices, revisiting rituals, hymnic poetry, oaths of orators and philosophical prayers. While targeting different names in different contexts, the contributors draft theoretical propositions towards a dynamic approach of naming the divine in antiquity.

Contents:

Divine names on the spot : towards a dynamic approach of divine denominations in Greek and Semitic contexts / Corinne Bonnet and Thomas Galoppin

Part I. Cognition and materiality. Polytheism as language : a linguistic approach to Greek polytheism / Saskia Peels-Matthey

Permanent and passing words : addressing the divine in the sanctuary on Mount Gerizim / Anne Katrine de Hemmer Gudme

Phoenician gods : tell me your name, show me your image! / Ida Oggiano

Part II. Rituals and poetics. Nommer, qualifier, invoquer les divinités : procédures énonciatives et pragmatique poétique des formes hymniques / Claude Calame

By x? Swearing oaths and naming deities in Classical Athens / Rebecca Van Hove

La justice du sol : les noms divins dans les malédictions attiques au IVe-IIIe siècle avant notre ère / Thomas Galoppin

Les noms divins dans la philosophie grecque : un cas d' "usure sémantique" / Nicoletta Di Vita

Part III. Transmission and cross-cultural contexts. Divine epithets in the Greek Psalms : cultural accomodation and translatability / James K. Aitken

Hecate Ereshkigal on the amulets, magical papyri and curse tablets of Late-Antique Egypt / Christopher A. Faraone

"Ce ne sont que des noms" (Coran LIII/23) / Michel Tardieu.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

Other Format:

Print version: Bonnet, C. Divine Names on the Spot

ISBN:

90-429-4727-6

OCLC:

1294148401