Ritual, performance, and politics in the ancient Near East /
In this book, Lauren Ristvet rethinks the narratives of state formation by investigating the interconnections between ritual, performance, and politics in the ancient Near East. She draws on a wide range of archaeological, iconographic, and cuneiform sources to show how ritual performance was not se...
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| Формат: | Licensed eBooks |
| Мова: | Англійська |
| Опубліковано: |
Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press,
2014.
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| Онлайн доступ: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=878545 |
| Резюме: | In this book, Lauren Ristvet rethinks the narratives of state formation by investigating the interconnections between ritual, performance, and politics in the ancient Near East. She draws on a wide range of archaeological, iconographic, and cuneiform sources to show how ritual performance was not set apart from the real practice of politics; it was politics. Rituals provided an opportunity for elites and ordinary people to negotiate political authority. Descriptions of rituals from three periods explore the networks of signification that informed different societies. From circa 2600 to 2200 BC, pilgrimage made kingdoms out of previously isolated villages. Similarly, from circa 1900 to 1700 BC, commemorative ceremonies legitimated new political dynasties by connecting them to a shared past. Finally, in the Hellenistic period, the traditional Babylonian Akitu festival was an occasion for Greek-speaking kings to show that they were Babylonian and for Babylonian priests to gain significant power. |
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| Фізичний опис: | 1 online resource (xiv, 317 pages) : illustrations |
| Бібліографія: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-306) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781107588127 110758812X 9781316204320 1316204324 9781107065215 9781107653429 |