Maurilio Ginex – 𝐀𝐗𝐈𝐒 ֎ 𝐌𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐈

Akītu, the Babylonian New Year, and the updating of the Sacred

Published on: March 28 2019 Last updated on: March 28 2019 Written by: Maurilio Ginex Categorized into: Anthropology, Esotericism, Mito, History of Religions

Through the mythical re-actualization of the clash between the god Marduk and the "sea monster" Tiamat, the Akītu was configured, in the final analysis, following the studies of Mircea Eliade, as a collective rite of passage: at the beginning of the new year, through the ritual and recitation of the ancient cosmogonic poem Enûma Elish, time and space were "refounded".

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Evans-Pritchard and the rationality of a "wild" people: the Azande

Published on: February 3 2019 Last updated on: July 6 2023 Written by: Maurilio Ginex Categorized into: Anthropology, Characters, History of Religions

As the British anthropologist, studying the Central African tribe of the Azande (or Zande) in the field, he intuited the “rational” aspect of their “magical-witchcraft” cult system.

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