Living and dying in Mesopotamia
"To achieve a better understanding of the everyday lives of the Mesopotamians, Alhena Gadotti and Alexandra Kleinerman interrogate the relationships between life, death and the afterlife in this ancient society. By focusing on the beliefs and rituals surrounding life and death, illuminated thro...
| Άλλοι τίτλοι: | Living & dying in Mesopotamia |
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| Κύριοι συγγραφείς: | ; |
| Τύπος μέσου: | Εκτύπωση Βιβλίο |
| Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
| Υπηρεσία παραγγελιών Subito: | Παραγγείλετε τώρα. |
| Έλεγχος διαθεσιμότητας: | HBZ Gateway |
| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Έκδοση: |
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Bloomsbury Academic
2025
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| Στο/Στη: | Έτος: 2025 |
| Τυποποιημένες (ακολουθίες) λέξεων-κλειδιών: | B
Mesopotamien
/ Ζωή (μοτίβο)
/ Θάνατος (μοτίβο)
/ Μεταθανάτια ζωή <μοτίβο>
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| Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά: | B
Funeral rites and ceremonies, Ancient (Middle East)
History To 1500
B Rites and ceremonies (Middle East) History To 1500 B Middle East Social life and customs |
| Σύνοψη: | "To achieve a better understanding of the everyday lives of the Mesopotamians, Alhena Gadotti and Alexandra Kleinerman interrogate the relationships between life, death and the afterlife in this ancient society. By focusing on the beliefs and rituals surrounding life and death, illuminated through case studies and primary evidence, including letters written by both women and men, the book shows daily life in Mesopotamia as a multifaceted subject affected by time, space, location, socioeconomics and gender, and demonstrates how life and death experiences continually changed and developed over nearly three millennia of Mesopotamian history"-- |
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| Περιγραφή τεκμηρίου: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Φυσική περιγραφή: | xv, 289 Seiten, Illustrationen, Pläne, Karten |
| ISBN: | 1350301876 |
