Cuneiform Texts and the Writing of History

1. Auflage 1999
ISBN: 978-0-415-19532-4
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 216 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 200 mm, Gewicht: 290 g

Reihe: Approaching the Ancient World

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.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

de Mieroop, Marc van

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Schrift, Paläographie, Orthographie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Naher & Mittlerer Osten
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein Historiographie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

Marc Van De Mieroop