- download Table of Contents & Reading Sample
- picture_as_pdf PDF-Flyer
- print Print
- share
- send_to_mobile
Erhard S. Gerstenberger
Theologie des Lobens in sumerischen Hymnen
Zur Ideengeschichte der Eulogie
[The Theology of Praise in Sumerian Hymns. Eulogy's History of Ideas.]
2018. XIII, 344 pages. Published in German.
Summary
Authors/Editors
Reviews
Summary
Erhard S. Gerstenberger analyzes various laudatory expressions containing the keyword zà-mí and shows that Sumerian praise is not simply a dutiful expression of awe in the face of supreme authorities but rather signifies an effective transfer of power towards the recipients of eulogy.