The Red Shepherd

David, Samuel

Published by Anathema Publishing, 2023

The Red Shepherd: Towards a New Image of Dumuzid by Samuel David, published in 2023. Limited collector hardcover edition, signed by the author , this being copy no. 120. "Through The Red Shepherd, Samuel David invites you to enter into the presence of the god of both the living and the dead whose name and power are the breath of life which quickens the child in the womb; the eroticism of the virile lover; the psychopomp who leads ghosts in his train; the intercessor who takes the burden sickness and disease from his supplicants. Myth would inform us that Dumuzid was merely the effete, hapless shepherd god who invoked the anger of his wife, Inanna, and became little more than a footnote in myth. Erotic poetry; liturgical texts and hymns; magical formulae, however, indicate something greater. In such texts, we find that Dumuzid is more than a mere pastoral deity standing guard over the sheepfold. He appears as a king; high priest; warrior; captain of the host and commander of chariots; a god who stands at the gates of Heaven, possesses a throne upon the Earth, and is seated beside Ere kigal, the great queen of the Underworld. Wholly informed by academic sources and personally applied praxis, The Red Shepherd: Towards a New Image of Dumuzid includes relevant myths and mythopoetic lacunae texts; transliterated liturgical compositions written by the author; ritual texts inspired by historical source material. Hardcover  in Rust Stone-Like Textured Material and Iridescent Weave Ivory-colored buckram bookcloth. Bronze foil blocking on rounded spine. Bronze & White foil stamping front cover. Carmine Red + Black interior, with Vermillion colored, textured Endpapers. Dark Brown Headband and Tailband. Fully Illustrated by Rowan E. Cassidy. Near Fine. Seller Inventory # ABE-1763961134753

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Red Shepherd
Publisher: Anathema Publishing
Publication Date: 2023
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Near Fine
Edition: 1st Edition