Cuneiform Texts and the Writing of History
Seiten
1999
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-415-19533-1 (ISBN)
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-415-19533-1 (ISBN)
Discusses how the abundant Mesopotamian cuneiform text sources can be used for the study of various aspects of history: political, social, economic and gender.
Cuneiform Texts and the Writing of History discusses how the abundant Mesopotamian cuneiform text sources can be used for the study of various aspects of history: political, social, economic and gender. Marc Van De Mieroop provides a student-friendly introduction to the subject and:
* criticises disciplinary methodologies which are often informed by a desire to write a history of events
* scrutinises the intellectual background of historical writings
* examines how Mesopotamia's position as the 'other' in Classical and Biblical writings has influenced scholarship
* illustrates approaches with examples taken from the entirety of Mesopotamian history.
Cuneiform Texts and the Writing of History discusses how the abundant Mesopotamian cuneiform text sources can be used for the study of various aspects of history: political, social, economic and gender. Marc Van De Mieroop provides a student-friendly introduction to the subject and:
* criticises disciplinary methodologies which are often informed by a desire to write a history of events
* scrutinises the intellectual background of historical writings
* examines how Mesopotamia's position as the 'other' in Classical and Biblical writings has influenced scholarship
* illustrates approaches with examples taken from the entirety of Mesopotamian history.
Marc Van De Mieroop
Other titles in the Approaching the Ancient World series:
Ancient History from Coins 0-415-08993-X
Art, Artefacts and Chronology in Classical Archaeology 0-415-063191-1
Reading Papyri, Writing Ancient History 0-415-09376-7
Sources of Roman Law 0-415-08995-6
Uses of Greek Mythology 0-415-06135-0
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 13.5.1999 |
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Reihe/Serie | Approaching the Ancient World |
Verlagsort | London |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 138 x 216 mm |
Gewicht | 294 g |
Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Vor- und Frühgeschichte |
Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Altertum / Antike | |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft | |
ISBN-10 | 0-415-19533-0 / 0415195330 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-415-19533-1 / 9780415195331 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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