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A companion to the ancient ...
A companion to the ancient Near East
Blackwell Pub. 2005

A Companion to the Ancient Near East offers students and general readers a comprehensive overview of Near Eastern civilization from the Bronze Age to the conquests of Alexander the Great. Written by leading experts, the book examines all the major civilizations of the region, including the Sumerians, Hittites, Babylonians, Assyrians, Israelites, and Persians. The Companion provides a survey of both the history of the Ancient Near East and the sources for studying the period. It places special emphasis on social and cultural history and also covers the legacy of the Ancient Near East in the med

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Título:
A companion to the ancient Near East / edited by Daniel C. Snell
Editorial:
Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2005
Descripción física:
1 online resource (xix, 504 pages) : illustrations, maps
Mención de serie:
Blackwell companions to the ancient world. Ancient history
Bibliografía:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 434-492) and index
Contenido:
Part I, The shape of the Ancient Near East. Historical overview / Mario Liverani -- From sedentism to states, 10,000 to 3000 BCE / Augusta McMahon -- The age of empires, 3100-900 BCE / Mark Chavalas -- World hegemony, 900-300 BCE / Paul-Alain Beaulieu -- Part II, Discourses on methods. Archaeology and the Ancient Near East : methods and limits / Marie-Henriette Gates -- The languages of the Ancient Near East / Gonzalo Rubio -- The historian's task / Daniel C. Snell -- Part III, Economy and society. The degradation of the Ancient Near Eastern environment / Carlos E. Cordova -- Nomadism through the ages / Jorge Silva Castillo -- Mesopotamian cities and countryside / Elizabeth C. Stone -- Money and trade / Christopher M. Monroe -- Working / David A. Warburton -- Law and practice / Bruce Wells -- Social tensions in the Ancient Near East / John F. Robertson -- Gender roles in ancient Egypt / Ann Macy Roth -- Royal women and the exercise of power / Sarah C. Melville -- Warfare in ancient Egypt / Anthony J. Spalinger -- Part IV, Culture. The transmission of knowledge / Benjamin R. Foster -- Literature / Tawny L. Holm -- Ancient Near Eastern architecture / Sally Dunham -- Mesopotamian art / Marian H. Feldman -- Mesopotamian medicine / Joann Scurlock -- Mesopotamian cosmology / Francesca Rochberg -- Divine and non-divine kingship / Philip Jones -- How religion was done / Gary Beckman -- Part V, Heritage of the Ancient Near East. The invention of the individual / Daniel C. Snell -- Ethnicity / Henri Limet -- Public versus private in the Ancient Near East / Steven Garfinkle -- Democracy and freedom / Matthew Martin III and Daniel C. Snell -- Monotheism and ancient Israelite religion / S. David Sperling -- The decipherment of the Ancient Near East / Peter T. Daniels -- Legacies of the Ancient Near East / Daniel C. Snell
Lengua:
English
Copyright/Depósito Legal:
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ISBN:
1405137398 ( electronic bk.)
9781405137393 ( electronic bk.)
9780470997086
0470997087
1280198680
9781280198687
9780631232933 ( hardback ;) ( alk. paper)
0631232931 ( hardback ;) ( alk. paper)
0631232931 ( Cloth)
140518504X
9781405185042
1782685731
9781782685739
9786610198689
6610198683
0470706473
9780470706473
1405160012 ( pbk.)
9781405160018 ( pbk.)
Materia:
Materia Geográfica:
Middle East- Civilization- To 622
Moyen-Orient- Civilisation- Jusqu'à 622
Middle East.
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Enlace a formato físico adicional:
Print version: Companion to the ancient Near East., Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2005 0631232931 (DLC) 2004012928 (OCoLC)55616343
Punto acceso adicional serie-Título:
Blackwell companions to the ancient world. Ancient history

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