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As Above, So Below: Religion and Geography

As Above, So Below: Religion and Geography

Konstantopoulos, Gina
Zaia, Shana

Hardcover

Series: Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale

Ancient History GeneralGeneral World HistoryIraq History

ISBN10: 164602110X
ISBN13: 9781646021109
Publisher: Eisenbrauns
Published: Sep 8 2021
Pages: 208
Weight: 1.27
Height: 0.50 Width: 7.00 Depth: 10.00
Language: English

This volume addresses the nexus of religion and geography in the ancient Near East through case studies of various time periods and regions. Using Sumerian, Akkadian, and Aramaic text corpora, iconography, and archaeological evidence, the contributors illuminate the diverse phenomena that occur when religion is viewed through the lenses of space and place. Gina Konstantopoulos draws upon Sumerian literature to understand mythicized and semimythicized locations. Seth Richardson and Elizabeth Knott focus on the Old Babylonian period, with Richardson addressing the interplay between law, location, and the gods, while Knott turns from text to image, relocating the reader to Syria and realizing the potential of royal iconography when situated in the right space. Shana Zaia moves forward to the first millennium, following the capital of the Neo-Assyrian Empire as it shifted from city to city, with divine implications. Finally, Arnulf Hausleiter and Sebastiano Lora focus on northwest Arabia, unearthing a local pantheon and situating it among the various influences in the region from the second millennium onward.

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