Death rituals, ideology, and the development of early Mesopotamian kingship: toward a new understanding of Iraq's royal cemetery of Ur
Andrew C. Cohen
Death rituals, ideology, and the development of early Mesopotamian kingship: toward a new understanding of Iraq's royal cemetery of Ur
نویسنده
Andrew C. Cohenنسخه 1
فهرست
شناسنامه
عنوان و نام پدیدآور
Death rituals, ideology, and the development of early Mesopotamian kingship: toward a new understanding of Iraq's royal cemetery of Ur / Andrew C. Cohenمشخصات نشر
لیدن : Brill Academic Publishers، 2005ممشخصات ظاهری
xxi, 244 p.: ill.; 25 cm.موضوع
Funeral rites and ceremonies, Ancient - Iraq Ur (Extinct city)Kingship - Iraq - To 1500 History
Ideology - Iraq - To 1500 History
Ur (Extinct city)
فروست
(Studies in ancient magic and divination؛ 7)زبان
انگلیسییادداشت
Includes bibliographical references )p. 322-832( and indexes.مندرجات
Chronology -- Introduction -- Ritual as potentially transformative social action -- Death rituals, their structure and stakes -- Recovering ritual acts from the textual and archaeological records -- Activities of mourning -- Activities surrounding the corpse -- Activities surrounding the ghost -- Death rituals and the royal ideology -- Conclusion: Death rituals as a locus for negotiating power relations