Ritual in narrative the dynamics of feasting, mourning, and retaliation rites in the Ugaritic tale of Aqhat / David P. Wright.

Author/creator Wright, David P., 1953-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoWinona Lake, Ind.: Eisenbrauns,
Descriptionxii, 242 p. ; 24 cm.
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Contents Machine generated contents note: Part 1. Felicitous Feasts and Offerings 19 -- 1. Dani'il's First Offering20 -- 2. The Filial Duties48 -- 3. The Blessing of Dani'il70 -- 4. The Offering to the Kotharat 81 -- 5. The Meal for Kothar-wa-Hasis 87 -- 6. The Blessing of Aqhat94 -- 7. Conclusion to Part 1 97 -- Part 2. Infelicitous Feasts and Offerings 99 -- 8. The Feast with Anat 100 -- 9. Anat's Complaint to 11 123 -- 10. Anat's Killing of Aqhat 1 127 -- 11. Conclusion to Part 2 136 -- Part 3. Mourning and Retaliation 139 -- 12. Anat's Mourning 140 -- 13. Dani'il's Agricultural Rites 157 -- 14. The Messengers and Conjuration of the Vultures 173 -- 15. The Curse on the Locales 182 -- 16. Conclusion to Part 3 191 -- Part 4. Renewal and Revenge 199 -- 17. Dani'il's dbh and the Blessing of Pughat200 -- 18. The Wine Service for Yatupan206 -- 19. Conclusion to Part 4221 -- 20. General Conclusion223 -- Indexes231 -- Index of Subjects231 -- Index of Authors232 -- Index of Ugaritic Texts235 -- Index of Other Ancient Near Eastern Texts239 -- Index of Biblical Passages240 -- v.
General noteIncludes the text of Aqhat in Ugaritic (romanized) and English.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Genre/formElectronic books.
Contains title Aqhat epic. English & Ugaritic.
LCCN 00021876
ISBN1575060469 (cloth : alk. paper)