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Word of Tree and Whisper of Stone, and Other Papers on Ugaritian Thought

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by N Wyatt, Nicolas Wyatt

    • Authors

      N Wyatt +1

    • Book Format

      Hardback

    • Publisher

      Gorgias Press

    • Published

      December 2008

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      Word of Tree and Whisper of Stone, and Other Papers on Ugaritian Thought

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      This flagship volume of the Gorgia's "Ugaritic Series" is a book of selected essays dating from 1992 to the present, devoted to themes in Ugaritic literature. Providing a glimpse into the worldview of ancient Syria, "Word of Tree and Whisper of Stone" includes the following chapters: A New Look at the Term dmt; The Titles of the Ugaritic Storm-God; The Pruning of the Vine in KTU 1.23; Understanding Polytheism: Structure and Dynamic in a West Semitic Pantheon; Religion at Ugarit: an overview; Epic in Ugaritic Literature; 'May Horon Smash Your Head!': a Curse Formula from Ugarit; and, Word of Tree and Whisper of Stone, from which the volume takes its title. The shorter chapters, 1 and 3, deal with details in textual analysis, the intermediate ones, 5 and 6, with matters of religion and genre. The longer ones, 2, 4, 7 and 8, cover broader issues, respectively the surprisingly large range of Baal's epithets; the theology of the so-called 'pantheon lists' form Ugarit, and the tension they invite between pluralistic and unitary conceptions of deity; and the question of prophecy in Ugarit.
      Prophetic figures have now been widely attested in the ancient Near East, from the time of Zimri-Lim of Mari down into the Iron Age. It was only a matter of time till the phenomenon was observed in Ugarit. This final chapter explores the language of divine communication in the light of some archaic features in Israelite oracular procedure. Nicolas Wyatt received his education at the universities of Hull, Montpellier, Kings College London and the School of Oriental and African Studies in London. He taught for eighteen years at Glasgow University, and seventeen years at Edinburgh University. He has contributed several general studies and important reference works to the field of Ugaritic studies.

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      • Authors

        N Wyatt +1

      • Book Format

        Hardback

      • Publisher

        Gorgias Press

      • Published

        December 2008

      • Weight

        541g

      • Page Count

        252

      • Dimensions

        153 x 229 x 18 mm

      • ISBN

        9781593337162

      • ISBN-10

        1593337167

      • Eden Code

        4300382

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      • ISBN: 9781593337162

      • Publisher: Gorgias Press

      • Release Date: December 2008

      • Weight: 541g

      • Dimensions: 153 x 229 x 18 mm

      • Eden Code: 4300382


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