How To Do Things With Tears
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How To Do Things With Tears

Ritual Lamenting in Ancient Mesopotamia

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How To Do Things With Tears

Ritual Lamenting in Ancient Mesopotamia

About this book

In contrast to other traditions, cultic laments in Mesopotamia were not performed in response to a tragic event, such as a death or a disaster, but instead as a preemptive ritual to avert possible catastrophes. Mesopotamian laments provide a unique insight into the relationship between humankind and the gods, and their study sheds light on the nature of collective rituals within a crosscultural context.

Cultic laments were performed in Mesopotamia for nearly 3000 years. This book provides a comprehensive overview of this important ritual practice in the early 2nd millennium BCE, the period during which Sumerian laments were first put in writing. It also includes a new translation and critical edition of Uruamairabi ('That city, which has been plundered'), one of the most widely performed compositions of its genre.

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Information

Publisher
De Gruyter
Year
2020
eBook ISBN
9781501512940
Edition
1
Topic
Theology & Religion
Subtopic
Architecture Essays & Monographs

Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Copyright
  3. Contents
  4. Chapter 1 Doing Things with Tears
  5. Chapter 2 Lamenting in the Early Second Millennium
  6. Chapter 3 Writing and the Performance of Sumerian Laments
  7. Chapter 4 Emotion and Sumerian Laments
  8. Chapter 5 Sound and Meaning in Sumerian Laments
  9. Chapter 6 Conclusion – the Cultural Function of Mesopotamian Lamenting
  10. Appendix 2 Catalogue and List of Old Babylonian Sources for Sumerian Laments by Type
  11. Appendix 3 Lists of Phonetic Writings in Phonetically Written Lament Sources
  12. Index