Relations of Power in Early Neo-Assyrian State Ideology / / Mattias Karlsson.
This volume examines the state ideology of Assyria in the Early Neo-Assyrian period (934-745 BCE) focusing on how power relations between the Mesopotamian deities, the Assyrian king, and foreign lands are described and depicted. It undertakes a close reading of delimited royal inscriptions and icono...
Saved in:
| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus DeG Package 2016 Part 1 |
|---|---|
| VerfasserIn: | |
| Place / Publishing House: | Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2016] ©2016 |
| Year of Publication: | 2016 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Studies in Ancient Near Eastern Records (SANER) ,
10 |
| Online Access: | |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (XIV, 507 p.) |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Preface
- Contents
- List of figures
- Abbreviations
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The primary sources of the study
- 3. The relationship between the great gods and the foreign lands
- 4. The relationship between the great gods and the king of Assyria
- 5. The relationship between the king of Assyria and the foreign lands
- 6. Ideological development within the reigns
- 7. Local propaganda and regional politics
- 8. Ideological comparison between the reigns
- 9. The development of Assyrian state ideology
- 10. Conclusion of the study
- Bibliography
- Figures
- Appendices and indices