The Ethics of Violence in the Story of Aqhat (Hardcover)


An examination of the ethics of violence in the Ugaritic story of Aqhat using the conventions of characterization and the conflicting points of view. The points of view of the divine characters El, Baal, Anat, Yatpan, are contrasted with the points of view of the human characters, Aqhat, Dan'il and Pughat, in order to bring out the multi-dimensional aspect of Anat's violence.

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An examination of the ethics of violence in the Ugaritic story of Aqhat using the conventions of characterization and the conflicting points of view. The points of view of the divine characters El, Baal, Anat, Yatpan, are contrasted with the points of view of the human characters, Aqhat, Dan'il and Pughat, in order to bring out the multi-dimensional aspect of Anat's violence.

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Product Details

General

Imprint

Gorgias Press

Country of origin

United States

Series

Gorgias Ugaritic Studies, 8

Release date

December 2008

Availability

Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days

First published

December 2008

Authors

Dimensions

229 x 152 x 17mm (L x W x T)

Format

Hardcover

Pages

232

ISBN-13

978-1-59333-975-3

Barcode

9781593339753

Categories

LSN

1-59333-975-5



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