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79. Rocío Da Riva and Nathan Wasserman: Carnival in Babylon
Manage episode 506103316 series 2793320
Rocío and Nathan take us to Babylon in the Late Babylonian period for a remarkable public ritual. The divine love lyrics are one of the most surprising literary survivals from antiquity. Sarpanitu discovers that Marduk has been sleeping with Ishtar. The two goddesses become embroiled in a very public shouting match, throwing insults at each other. What was this ritual and what did it mean?
3:56 introduction to the Divine Love Lyrics
5:42 one text, a series, or something else?
7:20 content in detail
10:45 reading the text
16:55 making sense of the texts
20:29 literary qualities
22:18 whose perspectives?
26:05 the lyrics in Babylonian theology
32:36 was it shocking?
34:29 who was it for?
37:56 what don't we know?
40:15 about the book
Music by Ruba Hillawi
Website: http://wedgepod.org
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSM7ZlAAgOXv4fbTDRyrWgw
Email: [email protected]
Patreon: http://Patreon.com/WedgePod
Chapters
1. 79. Rocío Da Riva and Nathan Wasserman: Carnival in Babylon (00:00:00)
2. introduction to the Divine Love Lyrics (00:03:56)
3. one text, a series, or something else? (00:05:42)
4. content in detail (00:07:20)
5. reading the text (00:10:45)
6. making sense of the texts (00:16:55)
7. literary qualities (00:20:29)
8. whose perspectives? (00:22:18)
9. the lyrics in Babylonian theology (00:26:05)
10. was it shocking? (00:32:36)
11. who was it for? (00:34:29)
12. what don't we know? (00:37:56)
13. about the book (00:40:15)
81 episodes
Manage episode 506103316 series 2793320
Rocío and Nathan take us to Babylon in the Late Babylonian period for a remarkable public ritual. The divine love lyrics are one of the most surprising literary survivals from antiquity. Sarpanitu discovers that Marduk has been sleeping with Ishtar. The two goddesses become embroiled in a very public shouting match, throwing insults at each other. What was this ritual and what did it mean?
3:56 introduction to the Divine Love Lyrics
5:42 one text, a series, or something else?
7:20 content in detail
10:45 reading the text
16:55 making sense of the texts
20:29 literary qualities
22:18 whose perspectives?
26:05 the lyrics in Babylonian theology
32:36 was it shocking?
34:29 who was it for?
37:56 what don't we know?
40:15 about the book
Music by Ruba Hillawi
Website: http://wedgepod.org
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSM7ZlAAgOXv4fbTDRyrWgw
Email: [email protected]
Patreon: http://Patreon.com/WedgePod
Chapters
1. 79. Rocío Da Riva and Nathan Wasserman: Carnival in Babylon (00:00:00)
2. introduction to the Divine Love Lyrics (00:03:56)
3. one text, a series, or something else? (00:05:42)
4. content in detail (00:07:20)
5. reading the text (00:10:45)
6. making sense of the texts (00:16:55)
7. literary qualities (00:20:29)
8. whose perspectives? (00:22:18)
9. the lyrics in Babylonian theology (00:26:05)
10. was it shocking? (00:32:36)
11. who was it for? (00:34:29)
12. what don't we know? (00:37:56)
13. about the book (00:40:15)
81 episodes
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