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The Life and Institutions of the Aramaic People [electronic resource] : A Social History
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Stubbs, Elsina.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Arameans--History.
- Iraq--Civilization--To 634.
- Iraq--History--To 634.
- Arameans.
- Iraq.
- Local Subjects:
- Arameans--History.
- Iraq--Civilization--To 634.
- Iraq--History--To 634.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (296 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Life and Institutions of the Aramaic People
- Place of Publication:
- Lewiston : The Edwin Mellen Press, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This study examines not only the history of the Aramaic people but also their culture and tradition, with special reference to the law and slavery and the status of women.
- Contents:
- THE LIFE AND INSTITUTIONS OF THE ARAMAIC PEOPLE: A Social History; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1 - Historical Facts of the Aramaean Scribes; Chapter 2 - Linguistic Revelations; Chapter 3 - The Education of the Scribe; Chapter 4 - Medicine in Ancient Mesopotamia; Chapter 5 - Slaves and Slavery; Chapter 6 - Idol Worship, Cult and Ritual; Chapter 7 - The Status of Woman in the Third and Early Second Millenium; Concluding Thoughts; Primary Bibliography; Secondary Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-7734-3029-6
- OCLC:
- 818851294
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