An Exemplificational Critique of Violence
Re-Reading the Old Babylonian Epic Inūma ilū awīlum (a.k.a. Epic of Atramḫasīs )
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21242613 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gösta Gabriel (University of Göttingen, corresponding author), Gösta Ingvar Gabriel (Georg-August-Universität Göttingen , Göttingen , Germany) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 179-213 |
| Publication date | 2018-10-25 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Ancient Near Eastern History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2328-9554 • E-ISSN: 2328-9562 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/janeh-2018-0011 |
| OpenAlex | W2895947130 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 36 |
The article approaches the mythical epic Inūma ilū awīlum with respect to its narrative structure and procedure. Within this framework, it investigates the ideas pertaining to the nature of violence that is communicated through the sequence of events within the poem. The mode chosen to inform the epic’s reader is understood as narrative exemplification , being an equivalent to the demonstration of general principles through representative examples that can often be found in other epistemic contexts in ancient Mesopotamia, e. g. in mathematics or divination. Thus, the paper not only reconstructs a specific concept of violence but also elaborates on the more general question of whether and how these intellectual means might represent some form of a Babylonian philosophy
Ancient history · Art · Divination · EPIC · Epistemology · Exemplification · Hesiod · Literature · Mesopotamia · Narrative · Poetry · Ancient Near East History · Botanical Research and Chemistry · Families in Therapy and Culture · History · Philosophy
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,83 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2024 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |