Dekorationsartikel gehören nicht zum Leistungsumfang.
Sprache:
Englisch
Regulärer Preis:
inkl. MwSt.
50,30 €
Versandkostenfrei per Post / DHL
Lieferzeit 1-2 Wochen
Kategorien:
Beschreibung
Exploring life, death, and the afterlife in Mesopotamia, Alhena Gadotti and Alexandra Kleinermanexamine how life and death experiences continually developed over the course of nearly three millennia of Mesopotamian history. To achieve this, the book follows the life cycle of the people of the Tigris and Euphrates River valleys from 3000 BCE to 300 BCE, from birth, through death, and beyond.
This book is the first to interrogate the relationships between living and dying through case studies and primary evidence. Including letters written by both women and men, the book allows readers to enter the minds of the ancients.
First, the authors focus on life through topics such as the rituals surrounding birth, marriage, and religion. The authors then examine the common causes of death, the rituals associated with death, and the Mesopotamian views of the netherworld, its gods, and inhabitants. Concepts of gender fluidity, both in life and death, are considered alongside evidence from epigraphic data.
Illustrating daily life as a multifaceted subject affected by time, space, location, socioeconomics, and gender, this book creates a window into the conditions and concerns of the Mesopotamian people.
This book is the first to interrogate the relationships between living and dying through case studies and primary evidence. Including letters written by both women and men, the book allows readers to enter the minds of the ancients.
First, the authors focus on life through topics such as the rituals surrounding birth, marriage, and religion. The authors then examine the common causes of death, the rituals associated with death, and the Mesopotamian views of the netherworld, its gods, and inhabitants. Concepts of gender fluidity, both in life and death, are considered alongside evidence from epigraphic data.
Illustrating daily life as a multifaceted subject affected by time, space, location, socioeconomics, and gender, this book creates a window into the conditions and concerns of the Mesopotamian people.
Exploring life, death, and the afterlife in Mesopotamia, Alhena Gadotti and Alexandra Kleinermanexamine how life and death experiences continually developed over the course of nearly three millennia of Mesopotamian history. To achieve this, the book follows the life cycle of the people of the Tigris and Euphrates River valleys from 3000 BCE to 300 BCE, from birth, through death, and beyond.
This book is the first to interrogate the relationships between living and dying through case studies and primary evidence. Including letters written by both women and men, the book allows readers to enter the minds of the ancients.
First, the authors focus on life through topics such as the rituals surrounding birth, marriage, and religion. The authors then examine the common causes of death, the rituals associated with death, and the Mesopotamian views of the netherworld, its gods, and inhabitants. Concepts of gender fluidity, both in life and death, are considered alongside evidence from epigraphic data.
Illustrating daily life as a multifaceted subject affected by time, space, location, socioeconomics, and gender, this book creates a window into the conditions and concerns of the Mesopotamian people.
This book is the first to interrogate the relationships between living and dying through case studies and primary evidence. Including letters written by both women and men, the book allows readers to enter the minds of the ancients.
First, the authors focus on life through topics such as the rituals surrounding birth, marriage, and religion. The authors then examine the common causes of death, the rituals associated with death, and the Mesopotamian views of the netherworld, its gods, and inhabitants. Concepts of gender fluidity, both in life and death, are considered alongside evidence from epigraphic data.
Illustrating daily life as a multifaceted subject affected by time, space, location, socioeconomics, and gender, this book creates a window into the conditions and concerns of the Mesopotamian people.
Über den Autor
Alhena Gadotti is Professor of History and Assistant Dean of the College of Liberal Arts at Towson University, USA.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
1. Introduction: History and Evidence 2. The Mesopotamian Belief System
3. From Birth to Adolescence
4. Life Rituals
5. The Stuff of Life
6. The Organization of Society
7. From Dying to Death
8. Death Rituals
9. The Stuff of Death
10. The Organization of the Netherworld
Bibliography
Index
Details
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2026 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Geschichte, Importe |
| Jahrhundert: | Altertum |
| Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| ISBN-13: | 9781350301917 |
| ISBN-10: | 1350301914 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: |
Gadotti, Alhena
Kleinerman, Alexandra |
| Hersteller: | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
| Maße: | 234 x 156 x 17 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Alhena Gadotti (u. a.) |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 25.06.2026 |
| Gewicht: | 0,474 kg |