In between human–animal bodies: transcorporeal experiences in hittite anatolia

This study traces material movement across human–nonhuman animal bodies (henceforth human–animal) during ritual performances in which patients from Hittite Anatolia spat into an animal’s mouth. It explores the transference of pollution through the lens of theoretical approaches that reflect on bod...

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Autor principal: Della Casa, Romina
Formato: Artículo
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Publicado: Brill 2024
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TRANSCORPOREALIDAD
ESCUPIR
HITITAS
RITUALES
ANIMAL
CUERPO
HISTORIA ANTIGUA
Acceso en línea:https://repositorio.uca.edu.ar/handle/123456789/19121
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spelling I33-R139-123456789-191212024-11-28T05:02:20Z In between human–animal bodies: transcorporeal experiences in hittite anatolia Della Casa, Romina TRANSCORPOREALIDAD ESCUPIR HITITAS RITUALES ANIMAL CUERPO HISTORIA ANTIGUA This study traces material movement across human–nonhuman animal bodies (henceforth human–animal) during ritual performances in which patients from Hittite Anatolia spat into an animal’s mouth. It explores the transference of pollution through the lens of theoretical approaches that reflect on bodily margins and orifices as potent symbolic points of human bodies, as well as on bodily fluids as substances that can threaten inside/outside, subject/object distinctions. An examination of Hittite compositions from this theoretical perspective suggests that ritual patients were able, through spitting, and spittle, to release evils characterized primarily by being in between corporeality, social, and divine encounters, instead of freeing them principally from physical afflictions. 2024-11-27T23:35:29Z 2024-11-27T23:35:29Z 2024 Artículo 1568-5276 (online) 0029-5973 (impreso) https://repositorio.uca.edu.ar/handle/123456789/19121 10.1163/15685276-20240015 eng Atribución-NoComercial-CompartirIgual 4.0 Internacional http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ application/pdf Brill Numen. 2024, 71 (5/6)
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topic TRANSCORPOREALIDAD
ESCUPIR
HITITAS
RITUALES
ANIMAL
CUERPO
HISTORIA ANTIGUA
spellingShingle TRANSCORPOREALIDAD
ESCUPIR
HITITAS
RITUALES
ANIMAL
CUERPO
HISTORIA ANTIGUA
Della Casa, Romina
In between human–animal bodies: transcorporeal experiences in hittite anatolia
topic_facet TRANSCORPOREALIDAD
ESCUPIR
HITITAS
RITUALES
ANIMAL
CUERPO
HISTORIA ANTIGUA
description This study traces material movement across human–nonhuman animal bodies (henceforth human–animal) during ritual performances in which patients from Hittite Anatolia spat into an animal’s mouth. It explores the transference of pollution through the lens of theoretical approaches that reflect on bodily margins and orifices as potent symbolic points of human bodies, as well as on bodily fluids as substances that can threaten inside/outside, subject/object distinctions. An examination of Hittite compositions from this theoretical perspective suggests that ritual patients were able, through spitting, and spittle, to release evils characterized primarily by being in between corporeality, social, and divine encounters, instead of freeing them principally from physical afflictions.
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author Della Casa, Romina
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title In between human–animal bodies: transcorporeal experiences in hittite anatolia
title_short In between human–animal bodies: transcorporeal experiences in hittite anatolia
title_full In between human–animal bodies: transcorporeal experiences in hittite anatolia
title_fullStr In between human–animal bodies: transcorporeal experiences in hittite anatolia
title_full_unstemmed In between human–animal bodies: transcorporeal experiences in hittite anatolia
title_sort in between human–animal bodies: transcorporeal experiences in hittite anatolia
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