A companion to the ancient Near East /
A Companion to the Ancient Near East explores the history of the region from 4400 BCE to the Macedonian conquest of the Persian Empire in 330 BCE. Original and revised essays from a team of distinguished scholars from across disciplines address subjects including the politics, economics, architectur...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Chichester :
Wiley Blackwell,
2020.
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| Edition: | Second edition. |
| Series: | Blackwell companions to the ancient world.
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Table of Contents:
- THE BIG PICTURE. A History of the Ancient Near East / Mario Liverani
- From Sedentism to States, 10000-3000 bce / Augusta McMahon
- THE PHYSICAL WORLD. Archaeology and the Ancient Near East / Marie-Henriette Gates
- The Degradation of the Ancient Near Eastern Environment / Carlos E Cordova
- THE SOCIAL WORLD. Gender Roles in Ancient Egypt / Ann Macy Roth
- Royal Women and the Exercise of Power in the Ancient Near East / Sarah C Melville
- The Family in the Ancient Near East / John P Nielsen
- Pastoralism in the Ancient Near East / Anne Porter
- Money and Traders / Christopher M Monroe
- Law and Practice / Bruce Wells
- Working / David A Warburton
- Social Tensions in the Ancient Near East / John Robertson
- Borders and States / Steven Grosby
- Divine and Non-Divine Kingship / Philip Jones
- THOUGHT. Transmission of Knowledge / Benjamin Foster
- Literature of Ancient Egypt and the Ancient Near East / Susan Tower Hollis
- Ancient Near Eastern Philosophy / Marc Mieroop
- Mesopotamian Cosmology / Francesca Rochberg
- Ancient Mesopotamian Religion / Nicole Brisch
- CULTURE. The Languages of the Ancient Near East / John Huehnergard
- Mesopotamian Art / Marian H Feldman
- Egyptian Medicine / Tanja Pommerening
- Warfare in Mesopotamia / Sarah C Melville
- INHERITANCES. The Decipherment of the Ancient Near East / Peter T Daniels
- Monotheism and Ancient Israelite Religion / S David Sperling
- The Ancient Near East and Biblical Scholarship / Mark Chavalas
- Pharaonic Heritage in Modern Egypt / Donald Malcolm Reid
- Conclusions / Daniel C Snell.
