Counterintuitive Demons: Pazuzu and Lamaštu in Iconography, Text, and Cognition
This paper examines the demons Pazuzu and Lamaštu from a cognitive science perspective. As hybrid creatures, the iconography of these demons combines an array of anthropomorphic and zoomorphic properties, and is therefore marked by a high degree of conceptual complexity. In a technical sense, they a...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2018
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Journal of ancient Near Eastern religions
Year: 2018, Volume: 18, Issue: 1, Pages: 86-110 |
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Demons
Pazuzu
Lamaštu
monsters
iconography
incantations
cognitive science of religion
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