Death Rituals, Ideology, and the Development of Early Mesopotamian Kingship: Toward a New Understanding of Iraq's Royal Cemetery of Ur (ANCIENT MAGIC AND DIVINATION) (Hardback)
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Short Description for Death Rituals, Ideology, and the Development of Early Mesopotamian Kingship At the beginning of Mesopotamia's Early Dynastic period, the political landscape was dominated by temple administrators, but by the end of the period, rulers whose titles we translate as "king" assumed control. This book argues that the ritual process of mourning, burying, and venerating dead elites contributed to this change.
Full description- Publisher: Brill
- Published: 01 December 2005
- Format: Hardback 200 pages
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- Categories: Sociology: Customs & Traditions | Sociology: Death & Dying | Anthropology | Middle Eastern History | Ancient History: To C 500 CE
- ISBN 13: 9789004146358 ISBN 10: 9004146350
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Full description for Death Rituals, Ideology, and the Development of Early Mesopotamian Kingship
At the beginning of Mesopotamia's Early Dynastic period, the political landscape was dominated by temple administrators, but by the end of the period, rulers whose titles we translate as "king" assumed control. This book argues that the ritual process of mourning, burying, and venerating dead elites contributed to this change. Part one introduces the rationale for seeing rituals as a means of giving material form to ideology and, hence, structuring overall power relations. Part two presents archaeological and textual evidence for the death rituals. Part three interprets symbolic objects found in the Royal Cemetery of Ur, showing they reflect ideological doctrines promoting the office of kingship. This book will be particularly useful for scholars of Mesopotamian archaeology and history.
