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The Human and the Divine
Aspects of Sanctity in Time and Space
Series: - Culture and History of the Ancient Near East, Volume: 142
This volume offers detailed insights into both familiar and overlooked aspects of how humans engage with sanctity and the divine in various cultures of Mesopotamia, the Mediterranean, and Beyond. Each chapter is dedicated to a specific themeâwhether a region or phenomenonâfrom Prehistoric times to the Modern era, exposing readers to a whirlwind of impressions presented by individuals who have studied or been captivated by particular subjects. Framing the individual case studies are broader presentations by the editors, who highlight key issues with the aim of reviving a multidisciplinary dialogue and encouraging reader participation.
Krzysztof Ulanowski is an Associate Professor (Ph.D.) in the Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Social Anthropology (University of GdaÅsk, Poland). His main scientific interests related not only to anthropology but to Religious Studies, History, Classical and Oriental Studies.
David A. Warburton, Dr. phil. Bern (1996), habil, Paris I, Sorbonne-Pantheón) (2007), taught Egyptology and Archaeology at universities in Europe, Egypt and China, publishing monographs, edited volumes, translations, reviews, encyclopaedia entries, articles and chapters on religion, cognition, economics, history, chronology, etc.
David A. Warburton, Dr. phil. Bern (1996), habil, Paris I, Sorbonne-Pantheón) (2007), taught Egyptology and Archaeology at universities in Europe, Egypt and China, publishing monographs, edited volumes, translations, reviews, encyclopaedia entries, articles and chapters on religion, cognition, economics, history, chronology, etc.
Acknowledgements
List of Figures
Introduction: âGrounded Sanctity, yet Still in Motionâ in the Context of the Discussion about Sacred Places in Antiquity
âKrzysztof Ulanowski
Keynote: Sacred Places, Holy Spaces
âDavid A. Warburton
1 Travelling the Mesopotamian Spaceways: Time and Space and an Ancient City
âPiotr MichaÅowski
2 Continuity and Change of a Sacred Space: The Evidence of Two Burials from the Old Akkadian Ekur
âBernhard Schneider
3 How to Destroy Sacredness? Some Insights from Sumerian Cuneiform Texts
âNoah Kröll and Sebastian Fink
4 The âJuniper Gardenâ: from a Setting of Divine Love to a Political Arena
âRocÃo Da Riva
5 Can Accounting Be Sacred? The Case of First-Millennium Babylonian Temple
âMichael Kozuh
6 Some Notes on Prehistoric Sacred Places/Temples of Malta and Ancient Near Eastern Sanctuaries (IXâMid IV Millennia BC)
âVladimir Sazonov
7 Agalma and âHierai Hodoiâ in Samos and Didyma
âSÅawomir M. Bobola
8 Sacred Landscape of the Muses
âTomasz Mojsik
9 The Raven as a Sacred Bird of Odin and Apollo: A Comparative Approach to the Near Eastern, Greek and Viking Ornithomancy and Cleromancy
âKrzysztof Ulanowski
10 Basque Sacred Places in the Past and at Present: Cultural Change and Memory
âKatarzyna Mirgos
Postface: Synthesis
âDavid A. Warburton
Index
List of Figures
Introduction: âGrounded Sanctity, yet Still in Motionâ in the Context of the Discussion about Sacred Places in Antiquity
âKrzysztof Ulanowski
Keynote: Sacred Places, Holy Spaces
âDavid A. Warburton
Part1 The Mesopotamian World
1 Travelling the Mesopotamian Spaceways: Time and Space and an Ancient City
âPiotr MichaÅowski
2 Continuity and Change of a Sacred Space: The Evidence of Two Burials from the Old Akkadian Ekur
âBernhard Schneider
3 How to Destroy Sacredness? Some Insights from Sumerian Cuneiform Texts
âNoah Kröll and Sebastian Fink
4 The âJuniper Gardenâ: from a Setting of Divine Love to a Political Arena
âRocÃo Da Riva
5 Can Accounting Be Sacred? The Case of First-Millennium Babylonian Temple
âMichael Kozuh
Part2 The Mediterranean World and Beyond
6 Some Notes on Prehistoric Sacred Places/Temples of Malta and Ancient Near Eastern Sanctuaries (IXâMid IV Millennia BC)
âVladimir Sazonov
7 Agalma and âHierai Hodoiâ in Samos and Didyma
âSÅawomir M. Bobola
8 Sacred Landscape of the Muses
âTomasz Mojsik
9 The Raven as a Sacred Bird of Odin and Apollo: A Comparative Approach to the Near Eastern, Greek and Viking Ornithomancy and Cleromancy
âKrzysztof Ulanowski
10 Basque Sacred Places in the Past and at Present: Cultural Change and Memory
âKatarzyna Mirgos
Postface: Synthesis
âDavid A. Warburton
Index
All interested in the history of religion and culture: especially in aspects of ancient sancity. For students and scholars who study the religious practices, rituals and material culture in ancient Near East and Greece and their connections and interactions.