Resheph was quite a popular god in the 3rd and 2nd millennia BC - especially in Syria - but during the 1st millennium his cult became extinct. Finally it was only maintained in several peripheral and isolated sites, such as in the Palmyra desert and in Cyprus. Maciej M. Munnich presents the written sources which mentioned Resheph and analyzes the features of Resheph's cult. He emphasizes that there is no confirmation for the theory that Resheph was a lord of the netherworld. Resheph was a belligerent, aggressive god who used diseases to attack people, but who could also heal. Because of the long period of the cult and the geographical range, one can notice some local features: In Egypt, for instance, Resheph originally was venerated as the deity supporting the Pharaoh in battles, but then he was summoned mainly because of illness and everyday needs.
| ISBN: | 9783161524912 |
| Publication date: | 2nd September 2013 |
| Author: | Maciej M Munnich |
| Publisher: | Mohr Siebeck |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 320 pages |
| Series: | Orientalische Religionen in Der Antike |
| Genres: |
History of religion Ancient history |
Resheph was quite a popular god in the 3rd and 2nd millennia BC - especially in Syria - but during the 1st millennium his cult became extinct. Finally it was only maintained in several peripheral and isolated sites, such as in the Palmyra desert and in Cyprus. Maciej M. Munnich presents the written sources which mentioned Resheph and analyzes the features of Resheph's cult. He emphasizes that there is no confirmation for the theory that Resheph was a lord of the netherworld. Resheph was a belligerent, aggressive god who used diseases to attack people, but who could also heal. Because of the long period of the cult and the geographical range, one can notice some local features: In Egypt, for instance, Resheph originally was venerated as the deity supporting the Pharaoh in battles, but then he was summoned mainly because of illness and everyday needs.
The God Resheph in the Ancient Near East features in the following genres: History of religion, Ancient history
The God Resheph in the Ancient Near East is available in Hardback
The God Resheph in the Ancient Near East was written by Maciej M Munnich and published by Mohr Siebeck
The God Resheph in the Ancient Near East has 320 pages
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