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- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Preface vi
- Abbreviations vii
- Chronology of Languages xii
- Introduction: Curse in the Ancient Near East 1
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Part 1 The Operation of Curses
- Chapter 1 Recent Scholarly Approaches to Curses 9
- Chapter 2 Vows, Oaths, and Curses 32
- Chapter 3 The Types of Curses 64
- Chapter 4 Conditional Cursing 96
- Chapter 5 The Effectiveness of Maledictions by the Deities 134
- Chapter 6 The Productivity of Curses by Human Beings 153
- Chapter 7 Executioner Deities, Hypostatization, and the Agents of Curses 170
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Part 2 Cursing and Society
- Chapter 8 The Purpose of Curses 199
- Chapter 9 The Process behind Curses 215
- Chapter 10 Barriers, Boundaries, and Written Display Curses 246
- Chapter 11 Of Nets and Arms and Webs of Words Drawing Circles and Twisting Cords 275
- Chapter 12 Of Nets and Arms and Webs of Words Weapons and Other Images 297
- Chapter 13 Curse Management 321
- Chapter 14 Curse Practitioners The Lay Curser 349
- Chapter 15 Curse Practitioners The Professionals 370
- Chapter 16 Curse Practitioners Antagonistic Semi-professionals 400
- Chapter 17 Curse-Acts 427
- Bibliography 472
- Index of Authors 510
- Index of Scripture 517
- Index of Cuneiform Sources 520
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Preface vi
- Abbreviations vii
- Chronology of Languages xii
- Introduction: Curse in the Ancient Near East 1
-
Part 1 The Operation of Curses
- Chapter 1 Recent Scholarly Approaches to Curses 9
- Chapter 2 Vows, Oaths, and Curses 32
- Chapter 3 The Types of Curses 64
- Chapter 4 Conditional Cursing 96
- Chapter 5 The Effectiveness of Maledictions by the Deities 134
- Chapter 6 The Productivity of Curses by Human Beings 153
- Chapter 7 Executioner Deities, Hypostatization, and the Agents of Curses 170
-
Part 2 Cursing and Society
- Chapter 8 The Purpose of Curses 199
- Chapter 9 The Process behind Curses 215
- Chapter 10 Barriers, Boundaries, and Written Display Curses 246
- Chapter 11 Of Nets and Arms and Webs of Words Drawing Circles and Twisting Cords 275
- Chapter 12 Of Nets and Arms and Webs of Words Weapons and Other Images 297
- Chapter 13 Curse Management 321
- Chapter 14 Curse Practitioners The Lay Curser 349
- Chapter 15 Curse Practitioners The Professionals 370
- Chapter 16 Curse Practitioners Antagonistic Semi-professionals 400
- Chapter 17 Curse-Acts 427
- Bibliography 472
- Index of Authors 510
- Index of Scripture 517
- Index of Cuneiform Sources 520