La famille dans le Proche-Orient ancien: réalités, symbolismes et images

La famille dans le Proche-Orient ancien: réalités, symbolismes et images
Author: Lionel Marti
Publisher: Penn State Press
Total Pages: 809
Release: 2014-07-08
Genre: History
ISBN: 1575068885

In July, 2009, the International Association for Assyriology met in Paris, France, for 5 days to deliver and listen to papers on the theme “La famille dans le Proche-Orient.” This volume, the proceedings of the conference, contains 53 of the papers read at the 55th annual Rencontre, including primarily papers directly connected with the theme and some on areas of related interest. The papers covered every period of Mesopotamian history, from the third millennium through the end of the first millennium B.C.E. The photo on the back cover shows only a representative portion of the attendees, who were warmly hosted by faculty and students from the Collège de France.

Image and Identity in the Ancient Near East: Papers in memoriam Pierre Amiet

Image and Identity in the Ancient Near East: Papers in memoriam Pierre Amiet
Author: Laura Battini
Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Total Pages: 204
Release: 2022-05-26
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 180327123X

This volume, consisting of two parts, gathers papers in honour of Pierre Amiet. Part 1 analyses the body as a biological entity as well as a social, sexual and cultural identity (persona). Part 2 includes articles closely related to the specialisms of Amiet: glyptics, state formation, and the organisation of craftsmen and statuary.

Gender and methodology in the ancient Near East: Approaches from Assyriology and beyond

Gender and methodology in the ancient Near East: Approaches from Assyriology and beyond
Author: Stephanie Lynn Budin
Publisher: Edicions Universitat Barcelona
Total Pages: 385
Release: 2018-10-04
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 849168073X

This collection of 23 essays, presented in three sections, aims to discuss women’s studies as well as methodological and theoretical approaches to gender within the broad framework of ancient Near Eastern studies. The first section, comprising most of the contributions, is devoted to Assyriology and ancient Near Eastern archaeology. The second and third sections are devoted to Egyptology and to ancient Israel and biblical studies respectively, neighbouring fields of research included in the volume to enrich the debate and facilitate academic exchange. Altogether these essays offer a variety of sources and perspectives, from the textual to the archaeological, from bodies and sexuality to onomastics, to name just a few, making this a useful resource for all those interested in the study of women and gender in the past.

Dinámicas sociales y roles entre mujeres

Dinámicas sociales y roles entre mujeres
Author: Beatriz Noria-Serrano
Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Total Pages: 220
Release: 2023-07-13
Genre: History
ISBN: 1803275006

Papers in this volume aim to reevaluate the importance of women as active and powerful social agents in the definition of ancient cultures, their contribution to the economic and social development of the community and to the position, reputation, and prestige of their families.

State Correspondence in the Ancient World

State Correspondence in the Ancient World
Author: Karen Radner
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2014-01-21
Genre: History
ISBN: 0199354782

State Correspondence in the Ancient World introduces the reader to the state correspondences of centralized states and empires of the Mediterranean and the Middle East from the 15th century BC to the 6th century AD, and analyses their role in ensuring the stability of these geographically extensive state systems.

Working at Home in the Ancient Near East

Working at Home in the Ancient Near East
Author: Juliette Mas
Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Total Pages: 124
Release: 2020-05-21
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1789695929

This volume examines the organization, scale, and the socio-economic role played by institutional and non-institutional households, as well as the social use of domestic spaces in Bronze Age Mesopotamia.

A Short History of Babylon

A Short History of Babylon
Author: Karen Radner
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2020-02-20
Genre: History
ISBN: 1350138274

Much of our perception of Babylon in the West is filtered through the poignant echoes of loss and longing that resonate in the Hebrew Bible. The lamenting exiles of Judah craved a return to their lost homeland after the sack of Jerusalem in 587 BC and their forcible removal by Nebuchadnezzar to the alien floodlands of the Euphrates. But to see Babylon only as an adjunct to Old Testament history is misleading. A Short History of Babylon explores the ever-changing city that shaped world history for two millennia.

No Place Like Home: Ancient Near Eastern Houses and Households

No Place Like Home: Ancient Near Eastern Houses and Households
Author: Laura Battini
Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Total Pages: 270
Release: 2022-10-06
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1803271574

This book had its genesis in a series of 6 popular and well-attended ASOR conference sessions on Household Archaeology in the Ancient Near East. The 18 chapters are organized in three thematic sections: Architecture as Archive of Social Space; The Active Household; and Ritual Space at Home.

The First Ninety Years

The First Ninety Years
Author: Lluís Feliu
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages: 516
Release: 2017-09-11
Genre: History
ISBN: 1501503693

This volume is dedicated to Miguel Civil in celebration of his 90th birthday. Civil has been one of the most influential scholars in the field of Sumerian studies over the course of his long career. This anniversary presents a welcome occasion to reflect on some aspects of the field in which he has been such a driving force.

The Oxford Handbook of Ezekiel

The Oxford Handbook of Ezekiel
Author: Corrine Carvalho
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 616
Release: 2023-09-22
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0190634537

The current state of scholarship on the book of Ezekiel, one of the three Major Prophets, is robust. Ezekiel, unlike most pre-exilic prophetic collections, contains overt clues that its primary circulation was as a literary text and not a collection of oral speeches. The author was highly educated, the theology of the book is "dim," and its view of humanity is overwhelmingly negative. In The Oxford Handbook of Ezekiel, editor Corrine Carvalho brings together scholars from a diverse range of interpretive perspectives to explore one of the Bible's most debated books. Consisting of twenty-seven essays, the Handbook provides introductions to the major trends in the scholarship of Ezekiel, covering its history, current state, and emerging directions. After an introductory overview of these trends, each essay discusses an important element in the scholarly engagement with the book. Several essays discuss the history of the text (its historical context, redactional layers, text criticism, and use of other Israelite and near eastern traditions). Others focus on key themes in the book (such as temple, priesthood, law, and politics), while still others look at the book's reception history and contextual interpretations (including art, Christian use, gender approaches, postcolonial approaches, and trauma theory). Taken together, these essays demonstrate the vibrancy of Ezekiel research in the twenty-first century.