The History of Religions
The History of Religions
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By thus absorbing gods Marduk might have become sole deity, but neither he nor Ashur became God, though Ashur as the sun, yet without an image, was even better fitted to make of the religion a monotheism, espe- cially as he became the head of a supreme temporal power .^ To meet the need of syncretism, however, old hymns ad- dressed to other gods were made to say that Marduk was identical with each, or rather that each was Marduk, in order that the incantation, in which names had to be used with... care, might be effective. So tales told of other gods were recast in honour of Marduk. Marduk's rival, of Bor- sippa, Nabu, regained glory in the West as god of wisdom (so in Moab) and culture, as well as water and agricul- ture. In Assyria he became the god of the stylus, of scholars, and at Borsippa of astrology.
To these gods were made sacrifices of animals, bread, fruit, wine, milk, all ready to eat and actually eaten at once by the priests, a communion service of the Mexican type, in which gods and worshippers share.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
By thus absorbing gods Marduk might have become sole deity, but neither he nor Ashur became God, though Ashur as the sun, yet without an image, was even better fitted to make of the religion a monotheism, espe- cially as he became the head of a supreme temporal power .^ To meet the need of syncretism, however, old hymns ad- dressed to other gods were made to say that Marduk was identical with each, or rather that each was Marduk, in order that the incantation, in which names had to be used with... care, might be effective. So tales told of other gods were recast in honour of Marduk. Marduk's rival, of Bor- sippa, Nabu, regained glory in the West as god of wisdom (so in Moab) and culture, as well as water and agricul- ture. In Assyria he became the god of the stylus, of scholars, and at Borsippa of astrology.
To these gods were made sacrifices of animals, bread, fruit, wine, milk, all ready to eat and actually eaten at once by the priests, a communion service of the Mexican type, in which gods and worshippers share.
What to read after The History of Religions?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Hopkins, Edward Washburn, 1857-1932 to read onlineMoreLess
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