The Sorcery and Witchcraft in the Ancient Anatolian Culture

The Sorcery and Witchcraft in the Ancient Anatolian Culture

Esma Reyhan

Abstract

In the Hattuša archive, many cuneiform tablets about sorcery were discovered. The ritual texts which were found in the archive in question consist of two groups: Kizzuwatnian and Anatolian ones. In this paper, we are going to deliberate the rituals which was performed by a sorcerer woman, named Maštikka.  

Keywords: Maštikka; Ritüel; Büyücülük; Hitit; Kizzuwatna; Günah Keçisi.

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ISSN: 1307-9778 E-ISSN: 1309-5137

 

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