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There's Such Divinity Doth Hedge a King: Selected Essays Of Nicolas Wyatt On Royal Ideology In Ugaritic And Old Testament Literature - Couverture rigide

Wyatt, Nicolas

 
9780754653301: There's Such Divinity Doth Hedge a King: Selected Essays Of Nicolas Wyatt On Royal Ideology In Ugaritic And Old Testament Literature
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0754653307 ISBN 13 : 9780754653301
Editeur : Routledge, 2005

Synopsis

The ideology of power is as much a part of modern life as in the ancient world, in which it has its long-lasting roots. Communities have always provided a supernatural sanction for the maintenance of power by the few, often dressing it up in elaborate mythic fictions, rich iconography and complex rituals. This volume presents Nicolas Wyatt's discussions of royal ideology, its mythic and ritual expressions and various literary treatments in ancient Israel, viewed from a comparative perspective. Exploring the possibility that in many of the manifestations of Israelite kingship we can detect the influence of broader cultural patterns, notably as found in Egyptian and West Semitic contexts, he considers the main early cultural influences on Israel and emphasizes the mythic dimension in which the 'divinity' of the king is a real factor.

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À propos de l'auteur

Nicolas Wyatt is Professor of Ancient Near Eastern Religions at the School of Divinity, University of Edinburgh, UK.

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Éditeur
Routledge
Date d'édition
2005
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0754653307
ISBN 13 
9780754653301
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
312
Coordonnées du fabricant
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