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Assur is king! Assur is king! : religion in the exercise of power in the Neo-Assyrian Empire / by Steven W. Holloway.
Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity - Book Archive 2000-2006 Available online
View online- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Holloway, Steven W. (Steven Winford), 1955-
- Series:
- Culture and history of the ancient Near East ; v. 10.
- Culture and history of the ancient Near East, 1566-2055 ; v. 10
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Religion and state--Assyria.
- Religion and state.
- Assyro-Babylonian religion.
- Assyria--Foreign relations.
- Assyria.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (628 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2002.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Neo-Assyrian religious imperialism was expressed by punitive measures such as "godnapping", and by the geographical focus and extent of the material support the Assyrians lavished on favored polities. This work is devoted to Neo-Assyrian religious imperialism.
- Contents:
- Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Maps; List of Tables; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Textual Abbreviations; Other Abbreviations and Symbols; Excavation, Collection, and Museum Sigla; Chapter One: Historical Perspectives, History of Scholarship and the Scholars' Histories Assyrian Religious Imperialism in Greek and Biblical Sources; Chapter Two: Terror in the Exercise of Empire: Coercion and Conformity; Chapter Three: Diplomacy in the Exercise of Empire: High Finance Patronage and High Profile Manipulation
- Chapter Four: Analysis of the Exercise of Empire: The Organs of Assyrian Imperialism and Regional StrategiesAppendix One: Prelude to the Intellectual and Social Background of the First British School of Assyriology; Bibliography; Index of Authors; Index of Divine Names; Index of Personal Names; Index of Place Names; Index of General Subjects; Index of Temple Names; Index of Text and Object Citations; Maps and Illustrations
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [445]-501) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-46647-2
- 9786610466474
- 1-4175-9092-0
- 90-474-0122-0
- OCLC:
- 191039288
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