'There's such Divinity doth Hedge a King'
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1983a
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ancient Israelite royal ideology comparison
ancient Near Eastern religion
Author_Nicolas Wyatt
Baal Cycle
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Chief Queen
comparative mythology research
Coronation Rites
David's Marriage
David’s Marriage
Divine Choice
divine kingship theory
El's Son
El’s Son
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gamos
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Hieros Gamos
Holy Mountain
ideology
Keret Story
mythic kingship studies
Niqmaddu II
ritual symbolism analysis
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Royal Ideology
Royal Nature
Sacred Marriage
Semitic cultural influence
tradition
ugaritian
ugaritic
Ugaritic Material
Ugaritic Text
Ugaritic Tradition
Wandering
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- ISBN 9781138383760
- Weight: 453g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 10 Jun 2019
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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The ideology of power is as much a part of modern life as in the ancient world, in which it has its long-lasting roots. Communities have always provided a supernatural sanction for the maintenance of power by the few, often dressing it up in elaborate mythic fictions, rich iconography and complex rituals. This volume presents Nicolas Wyatt's discussions of royal ideology, its mythic and ritual expressions and various literary treatments in ancient Israel, viewed from a comparative perspective. Exploring the possibility that in many of the manifestations of Israelite kingship we can detect the influence of broader cultural patterns, notably as found in Egyptian and West Semitic contexts, he considers the main early cultural influences on Israel and emphasizes the mythic dimension in which the 'divinity' of the king is a real factor.
Nicolas Wyatt is Professor of Ancient Near Eastern Religions at the School of Divinity, University of Edinburgh, UK.
