The divine/demonic seven and the place of demons in Mesopotamia
In The Divine/Demonic Seven and the Place of Demons in Mesopotamia , Gina Konstantopoulos analyses the Sebettu, a group of seven divine/demonic figures found across a wide range of Mesopotamian textual and artistic sources in Mesopotamia from the late third to first millennium BCE. The Sebettu appea...
| Published in: | Studies in ancient magic and divination |
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Leiden Boston
Brill
2023
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Studies in ancient magic and divination (20)
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| Series/Journal: | Studies in ancient magic and divination
20 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Siebengötter, Gods
/ Mesopotamia
/ Magic
/ History 2150 BC-138 BC
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| Further subjects: | B
Collection of essays
B Religious Studies B Religion B Demonology, Assyro-Babylonian B Ancient Near East and Egypt |
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| Summary: | In The Divine/Demonic Seven and the Place of Demons in Mesopotamia , Gina Konstantopoulos analyses the Sebettu, a group of seven divine/demonic figures found across a wide range of Mesopotamian textual and artistic sources in Mesopotamia from the late third to first millennium BCE. The Sebettu appeared both as fierce, threatening demons and as divine, protective, figures. These seemingly contradictory qualities worked together, as their martial ferocity facilitated their religious and political role. When used in royal inscriptions, they became fierce warriors attacking the king’s enemies, retaining that demonic nature. This flexibility was not unique to the Sebettu, and this study thus provides a lens through which to examine the place of demons in Mesopotamia as a whole |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 9004546138 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/9789004546134 |