The expression of emotions in ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia

"The volume The Expression of Emotions in Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia offers an overview of the study of emotions in ancient texts, discusses the concept of emotions in Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, and shows how emotions are described in the ancient texts. In the section dedicated to Ancien...

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Contributors: Hsu, Shih-Wei (Editor) ; Llop-Raduà, Jaume 1966- (Editor)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Leiden Boston Brill [2021]
In: Culture and history of the ancient Near East (volume 116)
Year: 2021
Reviews:[Rezension von: The expression of emotions in ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia] (2022) (Settembrini, Marco, 1974 -)
Series/Journal:Culture and history of the ancient Near East volume 116
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Egypt (Antiquity) / Mesopotamia / Literature / Emotion (Motif)
Further subjects:B Assyro-Babylonian literature History and criticism
B Emotions in literature
B Egyptian literature History and criticism
Online Access: Table of Contents
Parallel Edition:Electronic
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Summary:"The volume The Expression of Emotions in Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia offers an overview of the study of emotions in ancient texts, discusses the concept of emotions in Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, and shows how emotions are described in the ancient texts. In the section dedicated to Ancient Egypt, scholars discuss emotions such as fear, depression, anger, feelings of pain, envy, jealousy and greed, with evidence from different text genres, as well as emotions from the Late Ramesside Letters and royal inscriptions. In the section dedicated to Ancient Mesopotamia, scholars present a wide range of perspectives on Sumerian and Akkadian literary and archival texts that treat emotions in different periods"--
Item Description:Literaturangaben
ISBN:900443075X