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In this collection of essays, David Toshio Tsumura examines a number of Ugaritic mythological and liturgical texts in detail for how they interpret deity. He sheds light on ancient Canaanite religious practices and social customs essential for a better understanding of Old Testament literature.
Price: £121.70
Pages: 309
Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
Imprint: Mohr Siebeck
Series: Orientalische Religionen in der Antike
Publication Date:
04 March 2024
ISBN: 9783161612787
Format: Hardcover
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Introduction
Part 1 - Background
Chapter 1: Canaan and the Canaanites Chapter 2: C. H. Gordon, the Father of Ugaritic Studies
Part 2 - El, Baal and Yahweh
Chapter 3: Canaanite Religion and Israelite Yahwism
Chapter 4: Was There a Cult of El in Ancient Ugarit?
Part 3 - The Myth and Ritual of the Good Gods
Chapter 5. IL in the Fertility Myth (KTU 1.23:30-76)
Chapter 6: Mt-w-Šr and His Two Weapons
Chapter 7: Myth and Ritual Relationship in KTU 1.23
Chapter 8: Revisiting the "Seven" Good Gods of Fertility in Ugarit
Part 4 - Royal Dynastic Cults in Ugarit
Chapter 9: Kings and Cults in Ancient Ugarit
Chapter 10: The Ancestor Cult in Ugarit
Part 5 - Language and Style
Chapter 11: Vowel sandhi in Ugaritic
Chapter 12: "Misspellings" in Cuneiform Texts from Ugarit
Chapter 13: The primae waw Verb wld in Ugaritic
Chapter 14: The Problem of Keret's Childlessness
Chapter 15: List and Narrative in 1 Samuel 6:17-18a in the Light of Ugaritic Economic Texts
Concluding Remarks
Part 1 - Background
Chapter 1: Canaan and the Canaanites Chapter 2: C. H. Gordon, the Father of Ugaritic Studies
Part 2 - El, Baal and Yahweh
Chapter 3: Canaanite Religion and Israelite Yahwism
Chapter 4: Was There a Cult of El in Ancient Ugarit?
Part 3 - The Myth and Ritual of the Good Gods
Chapter 5. IL in the Fertility Myth (KTU 1.23:30-76)
Chapter 6: Mt-w-Šr and His Two Weapons
Chapter 7: Myth and Ritual Relationship in KTU 1.23
Chapter 8: Revisiting the "Seven" Good Gods of Fertility in Ugarit
Part 4 - Royal Dynastic Cults in Ugarit
Chapter 9: Kings and Cults in Ancient Ugarit
Chapter 10: The Ancestor Cult in Ugarit
Part 5 - Language and Style
Chapter 11: Vowel sandhi in Ugaritic
Chapter 12: "Misspellings" in Cuneiform Texts from Ugarit
Chapter 13: The primae waw Verb wld in Ugaritic
Chapter 14: The Problem of Keret's Childlessness
Chapter 15: List and Narrative in 1 Samuel 6:17-18a in the Light of Ugaritic Economic Texts
Concluding Remarks