Political Religion and Religious Policy: How the Hittite King Chose His Patron Gods.
The manner in which Hittite kings chose the supreme deities of the state or the dynastic pantheon to be their divine patrons must be considered in terms of 'political religion'. In the Old Hittite Period, the king was empowered to rule by contract with the Storm-god of Ḫatti and the Sun-goddess of A...
| Published in: | Altorientalische Forschungen (0232-8461) Vol. 40; no. 2; pp. 373 - 385 |
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De Gruyter
Dec2013
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