Les rôles du métallurgiste dans les cérémonies religieuses de l'Anatolie hittite

URL : http://poj.peeters-leuven.be/content.php?url=article.php&id=2186357&journal_code=ANAInternational audienceThis paper is an inquiry on the cultic and ritual functions of the metallurgist in the Hittite religious ceremonies. Three main cultural areas are considered: the Kizzuwatna (Southern Anatolia), the Hattian heartland and the Luwian realm (Western Anatolia). In Kizzuwatna, the metallurgists create a new divine body for the deity whereas in the Hattian area, they are sometimes engaged in a contest