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Religion at Ugarit
Author(s) -
Rahmouni Aicha
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
religion compass
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.113
H-Index - 1
ISSN - 1749-8171
DOI - 10.1111/j.1749-8171.2007.00053.x
Subject(s) - epic , state (computer science) , history , ancient history , art , classics , psychology , literature , computer science , algorithm
The purpose of ‘Religion at Ugarit’ is to present an overview of the Canaanite religion of the Ugaritic metropolis in accordance with its textual sources and archaeological data. Special attention will be paid in this article to the state of the official Ugaritic religion as reflected by the status of the different gods in the Ugaritic pantheon and their theological universe, and to the recent discussion concerning religion in daily life as expressed in the epic and ritual genres.