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Afterlives of ancient rock-cut monuments in the Near East : carvings in and out of time / edited by Jonathan Ben-Dov, Felipe Rojas.
- Format:
- Book
- Conference/Event
- Conference Name:
- Carvings in and out of Time : Afterlives of Rock-Cut Monuments in the Ancient Near East (Conference) (2017 : Brown University)
- Series:
- Culture and history of the ancient Near East ; v. 123.
- Culture and history of the ancient Near East, 1566-2055 ; volume 123
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Historiography.
- Cultural landscapes.
- History.
- Inscriptions.
- Monuments.
- Middle East--Antiquities.
- Middle East.
- Antiquities.
- Monuments--Middle East.
- Inscriptions--Middle East.
- Cultural landscapes--Middle East--History--To 1500.
- Antiquities in literature.
- Middle East--Historiography.
- Historiography--Cross-cultural studies.
- Middle East Region.
- Genre:
- Cross-cultural studies.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xxiii, 441 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2021]
- Summary:
- "This book concerns the ancient rock-cut monuments carved throughout the Near East, paying particular attention to the fate of these monuments in the centuries after their initial production. As parts of the landscapes in which they were carved, they acquired new meanings in the cultural memory of the people living around them. The volume joins numerous recent studies on the reception of historical texts and artefacts, exploring the peculiar affordances of these long-lasting and often salient monuments. The volume gathers articles by archeologists, art historians, and philologists, covering the entire Near East, from Iran to Lebanon and from Turkey to Egypt. It also analyzes long-lasting textual traditions that aim to explain the origins and meaning of rock-cut monuments and other related carvings"-- Provided by publisher.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Afterlives of ancient rock-cut monuments in the Near East
- ISBN:
- 9789004462076
- 9004462074
- OCLC:
- 1250434609
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