Aspekte der mesopotamischen privaten FrÃ¶mmigkeit

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Aspekte der mesopotamischen privaten FrÃ¶mmigkeit

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DOI:: https://doi.org/10.30965/9783846765760_005

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Three kinds of sources: Personal names, diÄir-Å¡a₃-dab₍₅₎-ba prayers (prayers addressed to the personal gods) and dialogues between a Man and his God give us a privileged access to private piety in Mesopotamia. The personal gods have a protective function similar to the protective spirits (Å¡Ädu and lamassu) but are said also to create (banÃ» or walÄdu) man. Manâs relationship to his personal gods is one of parent-to-child and not one of king-to-subject as is the case with the national gods. Appeasing the anger of the personal gods requires the accomplishment of penitential rituals like ilÄ« ul Ä«di âMy god, I did not knowâ, magical rituals and dream omens. In these texts Man shows a sense of guilt and expects the compassion of his personal gods. The Mesopotamian culture does not show a preponderance of shame over guilt. We try to show the originality of the Mesopotamian concept of person.

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Religionspraxis und IndividualitÃ¤t

Die Bedeutung von PersÃ¶nlicher FrÃ¶mmigkeit und Family Religion fÃ¼r das Personkonzept in der Antike

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