The goddess Anat in Ugaritic myth /
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| Author / Creator: | Walls, Neal H., 1962- |
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| Imprint: | Atlanta, Ga. : Scholars Press, c1992. |
| Description: | xi, 256 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Dissertation series ; no. 135 Dissertation series (Society of Biblical Literature) no. 135. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1418949 |
Table of Contents:
- Ch. 1. Introduction. The Study of Ugaritic Myth. Interpreting Anat
- Ch. 2. Comparative Perspectives. I. Feminine Images. Feminine Social Roles. Feminine Liminality. II. Feminine Warriors. Virgin Warriors. Athena and Artemis. Durga. Sexual Warriors. Amazons and Valkyries. Inanna/Ishtar. Bloody Mothers. Hathor-Sekhmet. Kali. Eroticism and Danger. III. Mourning the Slain God. IV. Conclusion
- Ch. 3. The Maiden Goddess. I. Anat's Status. Anat's Age and Gender. Anat's Kinship Relations. "Sister" of Baal. Anat as ybmt limm. Anat's Independence. II. Anat's Sexuality. Baal's Women. Anat, Baal and the Cow. KTU 1.5v. KTU 1.10. KTU 1.11. KTU 1.13. Egyptian Evidence. Anat as Wet Nurse. III. Conclusion
- Ch. 4. Violence and Passion. I. Violence and Fertility. Anat's Violence and Fertility. Anat's Bloodbath. Anat's Fertility Ritual. Anat's Violence and Baal's Fertility. Anat and the Enemies of Baal. Anat Yamm, and the Dragon. Anat and El. Anat and Mot. Anat in the Baal Cycle. II. Anat and Aqhat. Anat and the Bow of Aqhat. Anat's Proposition. Anat's Violent Response. Comparative Mythemes. Ishtar and Gilgamesh. The Divine Huntress. Anat and Pughat. III. The Passions of Anat
- Ch. 5. Conclusion: Violence and the Maiden.