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Pongratz-Leisten, Beate,

Religion and Ideology in Assyria [electronic resource] / Beate Pongratz-Leisten. - De Gruyter, 2015. - 1 online resource (380 pages). - Studies in ancient Near Eastern records ; volume 6 . - Studies in ancient Near Eastern records ; v. 6. .

Introduction -- The dynamics of cultural regions and traditions in Mesopotamia and the rise of Assyrian cultural discourse -- The origins of Assyrian cultural tradition -- Empire as cosmos, cosmos as empire -- Narratives of power and the Assyrian notion of kingship -- Administrator, hunter, warrior : the mythical foundations of the king's role as Ninurta -- The king's share in divine knowledge -- Between the fictive and the imaginary -- The individual ruler as a model for kingship : rethinking ancient historiography -- The reinvention of tradition : the Assyrian state rituals -- The voice of the scholar.

ISBN: 1614514267 9781614514268 9781614514275 1614514275

Source: 838163 MIL

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Monarchy--Assyria.
Ideology--Assyria.
Ideology.
Monarchy.
Politics and government.
Religion.
HISTORY / Civilization

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Assyria--Religion.
Assyria--Politics and government.
Middle East--Assyria.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: BL1620 / .P66 2015

Dewey Class. No.: 935/.03