Ritual in narrative
Subtitle: the dynamics of feasting, mourning, and retaliation rites in the Ugaritic tale of Aqhat
By: David P. Wright.
Publisher: Eisenbrauns
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Winona Lake, Ind
Language: eng
Number of pages: 242
Subjects: Aqhat epic.; Fasts and feasts -- Syria -- Ugarit (Extinct city); Ugarit (Extinct city) -- Religion.
Other titles: Aqhat epic. English & Ugaritic.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Includes the text of Aqhat in Ugaritic (romanized) and English.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Part 1. Felicitous Feasts and Offerings 19; title: 1. Dani'il's First Offering20; title: 2. The Filial Duties48; title: 3. The Blessing of Dani'il70; title: 4. The Offering to the Kotharat 81; title: 5. The Meal for Kothar-wa-Hasis 87; title: 6. The Blessing of Aqhat94; title: 7. Conclusion to Part 1 97; title: Part 2. Infelicitous Feasts and Offerings 99; title: 8. The Feast with Anat 100; title: 9. Anat's Complaint to 11 123; title: 10. Anat's Killing of Aqhat 1 127; title: 11. Conclusion to Part 2 136; title: Part 3. Mourning and Retaliation 139; title: 12. Anat's Mourning 140; title: 13. Dani'il's Agricultural Rites 157; title: 14. The Messengers and Conjuration of the Vultures 173; title: 15. The Curse on the Locales 182; title: 16. Conclusion to Part 3 191; title: Part 4. Renewal and Revenge 199; title: 17. Dani'il's dbh and the Blessing of Pughat200; title: 18. The Wine Service for Yatupan206; title: 19. Conclusion to Part 4221; title: 20. General Conclusion223; title: Indexes231; title: Index of Subjects231; title: Index of Authors232; title: Index of Ugaritic Texts235; title: Index of Other Ancient Near Eastern Texts239; title: Index of Biblical Passages240; title: v.