TY - BOOK AU - Bidmead,Julye TI - The Akītu Festival: Religious Continuity and Royal Legitimation in Mesopotamia T2 - Gorgias Near Eastern Studies SN - 9781463236007 AV - BL1625 .A388 2014 PY - 2014/// CY - Piscataway, NJ PB - Gorgias Press KW - Akitu KW - Kings and rulers KW - Religious aspects KW - Assyro-Babylonian religion KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; Frontmatter --; TABLE OF CONTENTS --; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --; LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS --; INTRODUCTION AND HISTORICAL BACKGROUND --; ANALYSIS OF PREVIOUS SCHOLARSHIP ON THE AKĪTU --; PHENOMONOLOGY OF THE AKĪTU FESTIVAL --; RITUALISTIC ELEMENTS OF THE AKĪTU --; POLITICAL, HISTORICAL, AND IDEOLOGICAL ANALYSIS --; CONCLUSION --; BIBLIOGRAPHY --; INDEX; 2; b UR - httpss://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=2261673&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -