Desire, discord, and death : approaches to ancient Near Eastern myth / by Neal Walls.
Series: Publication details: Boston : American Schools of Oriental Research, c2001.Description: viii, 211 p. ; 24 cmISBN:- 0897570553 :USD13.72 :Mrs. Mary Yu
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-204) and indexes.
Machine generated contents note: CHAFvER ONE The Allure of Gilgamesh: The Construction of -- Desire in the Gilgamesh Epic -- INTRODUCTION -- The Construction of Desire: Queering Gilgamesh -- THE EROTIC GILGAMESH -- The Prostitute and the Primal Man: Inciting Desire -- The Gaze of Ishtar: Denying Desire -- Heroic Love: Requiting Desire -- The Death of Desire -- CONCLUSION -- CHAPTER TWO On the Couch with Horus and Seth: A Freudian -- Analysis (Or, The Case of Pharaoh's Mommy) -- INTRODUCTION -- Oedipus in Ancient Egypt -- A CONTENTIOUS COURT: TWO EPISODES -- The Insult and the Enigma -- Island Intrigue -- THE THREE CONTESTS -- Under the Water -- In the Bed -- On the Boat -- CONCLUSION -- CHAPTER THREE Desire in Death's Realm: Sex, Power, and Violence -- in "Nergal and Ereshkigal" -- INTRODUCTION -- Giving Death its Due -- CRUCIBLE OF DESIRE -- Ereshkigal's Wiles -- A GODDESS SCORNED -- Ereshkigal's Complaint -- TO REIGN IN HELL -- Nergal's Return -- Gender and Power -- CONCLUSION: DESIRE AND DEATH -- REFERENCES -- SUBJECT INDEX -- TEXT INDEX.
