Religion and ideology in Assyria
| 1. Verfasser: |
Pongratz-Leisten, Beate
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| Ort/Verlag/Jahr: |
Boston :
De Gruyter,
2015.
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| Umfang/Format: |
xvii, 553 pages : illustrations, maps. |
| Schriftenreihe: |
Studies in ancient Near Eastern records
Vol. 6 |
| Parallelausgabe: |
Religion and ideology in Assyria. [Print] |
| Online Zugang: |
Online available |
Inhaltsangabe:
- Introduction
- The dynamics of cultural regions and traditions in Mesopotamia and the rise of Assyrian cultural discourse
- The origins of Assyrian cultural tradition
- Empire as cosmos, cosmos as empire
- Narratives of power and the Assyrian notion of kingship
- Administrator, hunter, warrior : the mythical foundations of the king's role as Ninurta
- The king's share in divine knowledge
- Between the fictive and the imaginary
- The individual ruler as a model for kingship : rethinking ancient historiography
- The reinvention of tradition : the Assyrian state rituals
- The voice of the scholar.
