Healing Magic and Evil Demons. Canonical Udug-hul Incantations
This book brings together ancient manuscripts of the large compendium of Mesopotamian exorcistic incantations known as Udug.hul (Utukku Lemnutu), directed against evil demons, ghosts, gods, and other demonic malefactors within the Mesopotamian view of the world.It allows for a more accurate appraisa...
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Format: | Electronic Book Chapter |
Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
2015
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Summary: | This book brings together ancient manuscripts of the large compendium of Mesopotamian exorcistic incantations known as Udug.hul (Utukku Lemnutu), directed against evil demons, ghosts, gods, and other demonic malefactors within the Mesopotamian view of the world.It allows for a more accurate appraisal of variants arising from a text tradition spread over more than two millennia and from many ancient libraries. |
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Physical Description: | 1 electronic resource (735 p.) |
ISBN: | 9781614513094 9781614515326; 9781501500152 |
Access: | Open Access |