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
Author
Andrew C. CohenPublisher
Brill Academic PublishersEdition 1
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Title and Author
Death rituals, ideology, and the development of early Mesopotamian kingship: toward a new understanding of Iraq's royal cemetery of Ur / Andrew C. CohenPublication Details
لیدن : Brill Academic Publishers، 2005مPhysical Description
xxi, 244 p.: ill.; 25 cm.Subject
Funeral rites and ceremonies, Ancient - Iraq Ur (Extinct city)Kingship - Iraq - To 1500 History
Ideology - Iraq - To 1500 History
Ur (Extinct city)
series
(Studies in ancient magic and divination؛ 7)Language
انگلیسیIncludes bibliographical references )p. 322-832( and indexes.
Contents
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