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In Context: the Reade Festschrift

Author : Irving Finkel
Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2020-12-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781789696080

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In Context: the Reade Festschrift by Irving Finkel Pdf

'In Context: the Reade Festschrift' is a collection of invited and peer-reviewed essays by friends and colleagues of Julian Edgeworth Reade, sometime Mesopotamia curator at the British Museum from 1975 to 2000. Here is fresh work from which any reader can gain a new appreciation of the importance of the ancient Near East.

Enheduana

Author : Sophus Helle
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2023-03-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780300264173

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Enheduana by Sophus Helle Pdf

The first complete translation of the collected works of Enheduana, the earliest known author in the history of world literature Enheduana was a high priestess and royal princess who lived in Ur, in what is now southern Iraq, about 2300 BCE. Not only does Enheduana have the distinction of being the first author whose name we know, but the poems attributed to her are hymns of great power. They are a rare flash of the female voice in the often male-dominated ancient world, treating themes that are as relevant today as they were four thousand years ago: exile, social disruption, the power of storytelling, gender-bending identities, the devastation of war, and the terrifying forces of nature. This book is the first complete translation of her poems from the original Sumerian. Sophus Helle's translations replicate the intensity and imagery of the original hymns--literary time bombs that have lain buried for millennia. In addition to his translations, Helle provides background on the historical context in which Enheduana's poems were composed and circulated, the works' literary structure and themes, and their reception in both the ancient and the modern world. Unjustly forgotten for millennia, Enheduana's poems are essential reading for anyone interested in the literary history of women, religion, the environment, gender, motherhood, authorship, and empire.

To Explore the Land of Canaan

Author : Aren M. Maeir,George A. Pierce
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2021-11-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783110757804

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To Explore the Land of Canaan by Aren M. Maeir,George A. Pierce Pdf

This volume is a collection of paper by colleagues, friends and students, in honor of Jeffrey Chadwick. The papers cover the various topic that he has dealt with in his career, including biblical historical geography, and the archaeology and history of the Levant and its environs during the Bronze and Iron Ages, and the Second Temple Period. Following a preface and introduction about the honoree, the volume is divided into 4 sections: Biblical Historical Geography; Bronze Age Canaan and its Neighbors; Iron Age Israel and its Neighbors; Second Temple Israel.

The First Ghosts

Author : Irving Finkel
Publisher : Hodder & Stoughton
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2021-11-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781529303278

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'It's enthralling stuff, mixing the scholarly with the accessible and placing storytelling right at the heart of the human experience.' - History Revealed 'A fascinating journey' - Yorkshire Post 'Marvellous...Finkel is an expert in Mesopotamian cultures at the British Museum, and is one of the most clever, and nicest, of people it has ever been my pleasure to encounter...A fascinating journey' - The Scotsman There are few things more in common across cultures than the belief in ghosts. Ghosts inhabit something of the very essence of what it is to be human. Whether we personally 'believe' or not, we are all aware of ghosts and the rich mythologies and rituals surrounding them. They have inspired, fascinated and frightened us for centuries - yet most of us are only familiar with the vengeful apparitions of Shakespeare, or the ghastly spectres haunting the pages of 19th century gothic literature. But their origins are much, much older... The First Ghosts: Most Ancient of Legacies takes us back to the very beginning. A world-renowned authority on cuneiform, the form of writing on clay tablets which dates back to 3400BC, Irving Finkel has embarked upon an ancient ghost hunt, scouring these tablets to unlock the secrets of the Sumerians, Babylonians and Assyrians to breathe new life into the first ghost stories ever written. In The First Ghosts, he uncovers an extraordinarily rich seam of ancient spirit wisdom which has remained hidden for nearly 4000 years, covering practical details of how to live with ghosts, how to get rid of them and bring them back, and how to avoid becoming one, as well as exploring more philosophical questions: what are ghosts, why does the idea of them remain so powerful despite the lack of concrete evidence, and what do they tell us about being human?

Bridging the Gap: Disciplines, Times, and Spaces in Dialogue – Volume 1

Author : Christian W. Hess,Federico Manuelli
Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2021-12-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781803270951

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Bridging the Gap: Disciplines, Times, and Spaces in Dialogue – Volume 1 by Christian W. Hess,Federico Manuelli Pdf

Proceedings of the Broadening Horizons 6 conference (2019): Volume 1 presents 17 papers from Session 1: Entanglement. Material Culture and Written Sources in Dialogue; Session 2: Integrating Sciences in Historical and Archaeological Research; and Session 5: Which Continuity? Evaluating Stability, Transformation, and Change in Transitional Periods.

The Routledge Handbook of the Senses in the Ancient Near East

Author : Kiersten Neumann,Allison Thomason
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1034 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2021-09-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000436471

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The Routledge Handbook of the Senses in the Ancient Near East by Kiersten Neumann,Allison Thomason Pdf

This Handbook is a state-of-the-field volume containing diverse approaches to sensory experience, bringing to life in an innovative, remarkably vivid, and visceral way the lives of past humans through contributions that cover the chronological and geographical expanse of the ancient Near East. It comprises thirty-two chapters written by leading international contributors that look at the ways in which humans, through their senses, experienced their lives and the world around them in the ancient Near East, with coverage of Anatolia, Egypt, the Levant, Mesopotamia, Syria, and Persia, from the Neolithic through the Roman period. It is organised into six parts related to sensory contexts: Practice, production, and taskscape; Dress and the body; Ritualised practice and ceremonial spaces; Death and burial; Science, medicine, and aesthetics; and Languages and semantic fields. In addition to exploring what makes each sensory context unique, this organisation facilitates cross-cultural and cross-chronological, as well as cross-sensory and multisensory comparisons and discussions of sensory experiences in the ancient world. In so doing, the volume also enables considerations of senses beyond the five-sense model of Western philosophy (sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell), including proprioception and interoception, and the phenomena of synaesthesia and kinaesthesia. The Routledge Handbook of the Senses in the Ancient Near East provides scholars and students within the field of ancient Near Eastern studies new perspectives on and conceptions of familiar spaces, places, and practices, as well as material culture and texts. It also allows scholars and students from adjacent fields such as Classics and Biblical Studies to engage with this material, and is a must-read for any scholar or student interested in or already engaged with the field of sensory studies in any period.

City of Culture 2600 BC: Early Mesopotamian History and Archaeology at Abu Salabikh

Author : John Nicholas Postgate
Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2024-03-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781803276700

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City of Culture 2600 BC: Early Mesopotamian History and Archaeology at Abu Salabikh by John Nicholas Postgate Pdf

This book presents the city beneath the surface of Abu Salabikh, southern Iraq. The archaeology and the textual data combine to reveal its architecture, agricultural and industrial enterprises, and social structure. Integrated with our wider knowledge of south Mesopotamia at this time it creates a vivid image of city life in 2600 BC.

Exploring Written Artefacts

Author : Jörg B. Quenzer
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 1280 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2021-10-25
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9783110753349

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Exploring Written Artefacts by Jörg B. Quenzer Pdf

This collection, presented to Michael Friedrich in honour of his academic career at of the Centre for the Study of Manuscript Cultures, traces key concepts that scholars associated with the Centre have developed and refined for the systematic study of manuscript cultures. At the same time, the contributions showcase the possibilities of expanding the traditional subject of ‘manuscripts’ to the larger perspective of ‘written artefacts’.

Ethnolinguistic Prehistory

Author : George L. van Driem
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2021-05-25
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789004448377

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Ethnolinguistic Prehistory by George L. van Driem Pdf

This volume provides the most up-to-date and holistic but compact account of the peopling of the world from the perspective of language, genes and material culture. The book provides detailed answers to the question of where we all came from.

‘To Aleppo gone ...’: Essays in honour of Jonathan N. Tubb

Author : Irving Finkel,J.A. Fraser,St John Simpson
Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2023-05-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781803274713

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‘To Aleppo gone ...’: Essays in honour of Jonathan N. Tubb by Irving Finkel,J.A. Fraser,St John Simpson Pdf

A festschrift in honour of Jonathan Tubb, former Levant curator and Keeper of the Department of the Middle East at the British Museum. 44 contributions reflect Jonathan’s career and professional interests with a focus on the Jordan Valley and southern Levant, but also north Syria, Mesopotamia, and the protection of endangered cultural heritage.

The Tropical Turn

Author : Sureshkumar Muthukumaran
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2023-03-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520390850

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The Tropical Turn by Sureshkumar Muthukumaran Pdf

This book chronicles the earliest histories of familiar tropical Asian crops in the ancient Middle East and the Mediterranean, from rice and cotton to citruses and cucumbers. Drawing on archaeological materials and textual sources in over seven ancient languages, The Tropical Turn unravels the breathtaking anthropogenic peregrinations of these familiar crops from their homelands in tropical and subtropical Asia to the Middle East and the Mediterranean, showing the significant impact South Asia had on the ecologies, dietary habits, and cultural identities of peoples across the ancient world. In the process, Sureshkumar Muthukumaran offers a fresh narrative history of human connectivity across Afro-Eurasia from the Bronze Age to the late centuries BCE.

Gurus and Media

Author : Jacob Copeman,Arkotong Longkumer,Koonal Duggal
Publisher : UCL Press
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2023-09-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781800085541

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Gurus and Media by Jacob Copeman,Arkotong Longkumer,Koonal Duggal Pdf

Gurus and Media is the first book dedicated to media and mediation in domains of public guruship and devotion. Illuminating the mediatisation of guruship and the guru-isation of media, it bridges the gap between scholarship on gurus and the disciplines of media and visual culture studies. It investigates guru iconographies in and across various time periods and also the distinctive ways in which diverse gurus engage with and inhabit different forms of media: statuary, games, print publications, photographs, portraiture, films, machines, social media, bodies, words, graffiti, dolls, sound, verse, tombs and more. The book’s interdisciplinary chapters advance, both conceptually and ethnographically, our understanding of the function of media in the dramatic production of guruship, and reflect on the corporate branding of gurus and on mediated guruship as a series of aesthetic traps for the captivation of devotees and others. They show how different media can further enliven the complex plurality of guruship, for instance in instantiating notions of ‘absent-present’ guruship and demonstrating the mutual mediation of gurus, caste and Hindutva. Throughout, the book foregrounds contested visions of the guru in the development of devotional publics and pluriform guruship across time and space. Thinking through the guru’s many media entanglements in a single place, the book contributes new insights to the study of South Asian religions and to the study of mediation more broadly. Praise for Gurus and Media 'Sight, sound, image, narrative, representation and performance in the complex world of gurus are richly illuminated and deeply theorised in this outstanding volume. The immensely important, but hitherto under-explored, visual and aural dimensions of guru-ship across several religious traditions have received path-breaking and wide-ranging treatment by best-known experts on the subject.' Nandini Gooptu, University of Oxford ‘Gurus and Media casts subtle light on a phenomenon that too often shines so brightly that it is hard to see. This collection is a tremendously rich resource for anyone trying to make sense of that ambiguous zone where authority appears at once as seduction and as salvation, as comfort and as terror.’ William Mazzarella, University of Chicago 'This remarkable collection uses the figure of the mass-mediated guru to throw light on how modern Hindu mobilization generates a highly diverse set of religious charismatics in India. Because of the diversity of the contributors to this volume, the book is also a moveable feast of cases, methods and cultural styles in a major cultural region.' Arjun Appadurai, Emeritus Professor of Media, Culture and Communication, New York University

Goliath as Gentle Giant

Author : Jonathan L. Friedmann
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2022-01-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781666904703

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Goliath as Gentle Giant by Jonathan L. Friedmann Pdf

In the Hebrew Bible and stories loyal to it, Goliath is the stereotypical giant of folklore: big, brash, violent, and dimwitted. Goliath as Gentle Giant sets out to rehabilitate the giant’s image by exploring the origins of the biblical behemoth, the limitations of the “underdog” metaphor, and the few sympathetic treatments of Goliath in popular media. What insights emerge when we imagine things from Goliath’s point of view? How might this affect our reading of the biblical account or its many retellings and interpretations? What sort of man was Goliath really? The nuanced portraits analyzed in this book serve as a catalyst to challenge readers to question stereotypes, reexamine old assumptions, and humanize the “other.”

Color and Meaning in the Art of Achaemenid Persia

Author : Alexander Nagel
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2023-09-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781009361347

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Color and Meaning in the Art of Achaemenid Persia by Alexander Nagel Pdf

This book explores the use of polychromy in the art and architecture of ancient Iran. Focusing on Persepolis, he explores the topic within the context of the modern historiography of Achaemenid art and the scientific investigation of a range of works and monuments in Iran and in museums around the world.

Wounded Tigris

Author : Leon McCarron
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2023-11-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9781639365081

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Wounded Tigris by Leon McCarron Pdf

A fascinating journey down the Tigris River—the lifeblood of human civilization—in search of history and hope. Starting at the source of this storied river, where ancient Mesopotamians and Assyrian kings had their images carved into stone, explorer Leon McCarron and his small team will journey through the Turkish mountains, across north-east Syria and into the heart of Iraq. Along the way, they will pass through historic cities like Diyarbakir, Mosul, and Baghdad. We will meet fishermen and farmers, along with artists, activists, and archaeologists, who rely on the flow of the river. Occasionally harassed by militias, often helped by soldiers, McCarron rode his luck in areas still troubled by ISIS and relied on the generosity of a network of strangers as he follows the river to its end in the Persian Gulf. For readers of Simon Winchester, Erika Fatland, and Kevin Fedarko, Wounded Tigris is the story of what humanity stands to lose with the death of a great river, and what can be done to try to save it.