Expelling the Demon of Effeminacy
Anniwiyani’s Ritual and the Question of Homosexuality in Hittite Thought
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12837992 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ilan Peled (0000-0002-2335-662X, Bar-Ilan University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 69-81 |
| Publication date | 2010-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Ancient Near Eastern Religions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1569-2116 • E-ISSN: 1569-2124 |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/156921210x500512 |
| OpenAlex | W2014301599 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
The ritual of Anniwiyani drew the attention of scholars for more than eighty years, since its earliest publications. As its aim is not self-evident, various speculations and attempts were made during the years in order to try and comprehend it. The conventional explanations focused on the masculine-feminine dichotomy characterizing the ritual, as the background for its performance. The current paper sets forth a new interpretation, according to which the ritual actually aimed at treating a passive homosexual, in order to turn him into the active party in sexual relations.In light of this new perspective, the paper also seeks to assess the broader question of homosexuality in Hittite thought, as evident from several other textual sources
Art · Biblical studies · Demon · Epistemology · Hittite language · Homosexuality · Interpretation (philosophy · Linguistics · Literature · Order (exchange · Perspective (graphical · Sociology · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Ancient Near East History · Gender Studies · History · Linguistics and language evolution · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
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| Citation span | 2020 - 2023 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |