Religion and Ideology in Assyria - Pongratz-Leisten, Beate (De Gruyter, 2015)
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.
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Keywords: Assyria -- Religion; Assyria -- Politics and government; Monarchy -- Assyria; Ideology -- Assyria; Ideology; Monarchy; Politics and government; Religion; Middle East -- Assyria; HISTORY / Civilization; Electronic books