| Description |
1 online resource : text file, PDF |
| Series |
Studies in the History of the Ancient Near East |
| Contents |
Chapter Introduction / Rita Dolce |
| Summary |
"In the Ancient Near East, cutting off someone's head was a unique act, not comparable to other types of mutilation and therefore charged with a special symbolic and communicative significance. This book examines representations of decapitation in both images and texts, particularly in the context of war, from a trans-chronological perspective that aims to shed light on some of the conditions, relationships and meanings of this specific act. The severed head is a "coveted object" for the many individuals who interact with it and determine its fate, and the act itself appears to take on the hallmarks of a ritual. Drawing mainly on the evidence from Anatolia, Syria and Mesopotamia between the 3rd and 1st millennium BC, and with reference to examples from Prehistory to the Neo-Assyrian Period, this fascinating study will be of interest not only to art historians, but to anyone interested in the dynamics of war in the ancient world."--Provided by publisher |
| Subject |
Beheading in art.
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Beheading -- Middle East -- History
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Antiquities
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Beheading
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Beheading in art
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Civilization
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| SUBJECT |
Middle East -- Antiquities.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh90004414
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Middle East -- Civilization.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85090502
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| Subject |
Middle East
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781315158617 |
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1315158612 |
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