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Book – PDF Tzvi Abusch-Mesopotamian Witchcraft: Toward a History and Understanding of Babylonian Witchcraft Beliefs and Literature (Ancient Magic and Divination)

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Abusch (Islamic and Middle Eastern studies, Brandeis U.) presents 14 essays on Mesopotamian witchcraft and the witchcraft series Maqlu , the longest and most important and complex Mesopotamian text against witchcraft. The essays deal with significant aspects of the history, literature, ritual, and thought associated with the subject matter. All of the essays have been previously published, or are awaiting publication, in other scholarly journals and books. Indexed by Akkadian and Sumerian words, gods and demons, and lines of the Maqlu ; does not include a more traditional subject index. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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'...the articles presented here provide many insights into the social, literary, and historical fabric into which the Maqlu texts were woven, and offer the interested comparativist a number of avenues for further research.'
Scott B. Noegel, Journal of Hebrew Scriptures, 2002-2003.

About the Author​

Tzvi Abusch, Ph.D. in Assyriology from Harvard University, is Rose B. and Joseph Cohen Professor of Assyriology and Ancient Near Eastern Religion. He has taught at the Jewish Theological Seminary and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and has held a number of awards and fellowships. His particular area of interest is Ancient Mesopotamian Religious Literature and Mesopotamian Anti-witchcraft Literature.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Brill Academic Pub
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 5, 2002
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ First Edition
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 336 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9004123873
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-9004123878
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.85 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1 x 9.4 inches
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