TY - JOUR
T1 - The ewe that was a scapegoat bride
T2 - A new look at the hittite bestiality purification ritual kub 41, 11
AU - Gilan, Amir
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2018 Walter de Gruyter GmbH. All rights reserved.
PY - 2018/11/27
Y1 - 2018/11/27
N2 - The ritual KUB 41, 11+ is known especially for its striking treatment of the purification of bestiality. This article challenges the common interpretation that the ritual involved a marriage between the sexual offender and the victimized sheep or goat, showing that no evidence suggests such a marriage. Instead, the ewe-bride motif may be interpreted as an elaborate variation on the scapegoat ritual genre, offering an interesting twist to the adornment of the scapegoat before it was sent away.
AB - The ritual KUB 41, 11+ is known especially for its striking treatment of the purification of bestiality. This article challenges the common interpretation that the ritual involved a marriage between the sexual offender and the victimized sheep or goat, showing that no evidence suggests such a marriage. Instead, the ewe-bride motif may be interpreted as an elaborate variation on the scapegoat ritual genre, offering an interesting twist to the adornment of the scapegoat before it was sent away.
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U2 - https://doi.org/10.1515/za-2018-0017
DO - https://doi.org/10.1515/za-2018-0017
M3 - مقالة
SN - 0084-5299
VL - 108
SP - 226
EP - 234
JO - Zeitschrift fur Assyriologie und Vorderasiastische Archaeologie
JF - Zeitschrift fur Assyriologie und Vorderasiastische Archaeologie
IS - 2
ER -