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A Companion to the Ancient Near East
Daniel C. Snell (Edited by)
9781405160018, Wiley
Paperback / softback, published 17 July 2007
560 pages
24.7 x 17.2 x 4.1 cm, 1.043 kg
“This is a welcome companion volume intended to be used with an introductory text to the history of the ancient Near East. There are unexpected topics and insightful inclusions … .In addition to serving successfully as a companion for teaching, this volume also serves as a useful short reference because of the sixty-eight page bibliography.” (Religious Studies Review, September 2008) "Many will find specific chapters of interest, both for insights into their own specialities and for challenging overviews of related fields. Students will find stimulating introductions to a wide range of subjects, not treated in encyclopaedias or dryer standard works ... on which to hone their own critical faculties." (Bryn Mawr Classical Review) "The chapters are written by some of the world's leading scholars, like the veterans Liverani and Limet ... Some of the articles are highly relevant, even dealing with contemporary issues such as the individual, ethnicity ... democracy, and freedom." (Scholia) "As is usual for the Blackwell Companions the essays making up this volume have all been written by leading experts and as such the coverage is inclusive... The introduction, written by the editor, is excellent and clearly explains what the book is setting out to achieve, aims which are met. A Companion to the Ancient Near East is an excellent book and is one that should, without doubt, be read by those with a keen interest in this historical period." (Reference Reviews) A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year
A Companion to the Ancient Near East offers students and general readers a comprehensive overview of Near Eastern civilization from the Bronze Age to the conquests of Alexander the Great.
List of Figures viii List of Maps ix Notes on Contributors x Acknowledgments xv Introduction xviii Part I The Shape of the Ancient Near East 1 1 Historical Overview 3 2 From Sedentism to States, 10,000–3000 BCE 20 3 The Age of Empires, 3100–900 BCE 34 4 World Hegemony, 900–300 BCE 48 Part II Discourses on Methods 63 5 Archaeology and the Ancient Near East: Methods and Limits 65 6 The Languages of the Ancient Near East 79 7 The Historian’s Task 110 Part III Economy and Society 123 8 The Degradation of the Ancient Near Eastern Environment 125 9 Nomadism Through the Ages 142 10 Mesopotamian Cities and Countryside 157 11 Money and Trade 171 12 Working 185 13 Law and Practice 199 14 Social Tensions in the Ancient Near East 212 15 Gender Roles in Ancient Egypt 227 16 Royal Women and the Exercise of Power in the Ancient Near East 235 17 Warfare in Ancient Egypt 245 Part IV Culture 259 18 Transmission of Knowledge 261 19 Ancient Near Eastern Literature: Genres and Forms 269 20 Ancient Near Eastern Architecture 289 21 Mesopotamian Art 304 22 Ancient Mesopotamian Medicine 325 23 Mesopotamian Cosmology 339 24 Divine and Non-Divine Kingship 353 25 How Religion Was Done 366 Part V Heritage of the Ancient Near East 377 26 The Invention of the Individual 379 27 Ethnicity 392 28 Public versus Private in the Ancient Near East 406 29 Democracy and Freedom 419 30 Monotheism and Ancient Israelite Religion 430 31 The Decipherment of the Ancient Near East 443 32 Legacies of the Ancient Near East 454 References 458 Index 527
Mario Liverani
Augusta McMahon
Mark Chavalas
Paul-Alain Beaulieu
Marie-Henriette Gates
Gonzalo Rubio
Daniel C. Snell
Carlos E. Cordova
Jorge Silva Castillo
Elizabeth C. Stone
Christopher M. Monroe
David A. Warburton
Bruce Wells
John F. Robertson
Ann Macy Roth
Sarah C. Melville
Anthony J. Spalinger
Benjamin R. Foster
Tawny L. Holm
Sally Dunham
Marian H. Feldman
JoAnn Scurlock
Francesca Rochberg
Philip Jones
Gary Beckman
Daniel C. Snell
Henri Limet
Steven J. Garfinkle
Matthew Martin III and Daniel C. Snell
S. David Sperling
Peter T. Daniels
Daniel C. Snell
Subject Areas: History [HB]
