Pongratz-Leisten, Beate creator author. text Electronic books. xx De Gruyter 2015 monographic eng

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1 online resource (380 pages). 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. Beate Pongratz-Leisten. Assyria Religion Assyria Politics and government Monarchy Assyria Ideology Assyria Ideology Monarchy Politics and government Religion Middle East Assyria HISTORY / Civilization BL1620 .P66 2015 935/.03 Pongratz-Leisten, Beate. De Gruyter, 2015 (DLC) 2015001925 1614514267 9781614514268 9781614514275 1614514275 838163 MIL http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1076644 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1076644 IDEBK 151009 20200709060417.0 ocn923337052 eng