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232 Pages·2014·1.801 MB·English
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by Julye Bidmead| 2014| 232 pages| 1.801| English

About The Akītu Festival: Religious Continuity and Royal Legitimation in Mesopotamia

The akītu festival is one of the oldest recorded religious festivals in the world, celebrated for several millennia throughout ancient Mesopotamia. Yet, the akītu was more than just a religious ceremony; it acted as a political device to ensure the supremacy of the king, the national god, and his capital city. Using tools of social anthropology and ritual analysis, this book presents a detailed reconstruction of the festival events and its attendant rituals to demonstrate how the festival became a propagandistic tool wielded by the monarchy and ruling classes. The akītu festival demonstrates the effectiveness of religion as a political tool.

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Author:Julye Bidmead
Publication Year:2014
ISBN:9781463236007
Pages:232
Language:English
File Size:1.801
Format:PDF
Price:FREE
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