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Routledge Losing One's Head in the Ancient Near East: Interpretation and Meaning of Decapitation (Studies in the History of the Ancient Near East)

Name: Losing One's Head in the Ancient Near East: Interpretation and Meaning of Decapitation (Studies in the History of the Ancient Near East)
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In the Ancient Near East, cutting off someone’s head was a unique act, not comparable to other types of mutilation, and therefore charged with a special symbolic and communicative significance. This book examines representations of decapitation in both images and texts, particularly in the context of war, from a trans-chronological perspective that aims to shed light on some of the conditions, relationships and meanings of this specific act. The severed head is a “coveted object” for the many individuals who interact with it and determine its fate, and the act itself appears to take on the hallmarks of a ritual. Drawing mainly on the evidence from Anatolia, Syria and Mesopotamia between the third and first millennia BC, and with reference to examples from prehistory to the Neo-Assyrian Period, this fascinating study will be of interest not only to art historians, but to anyone interested in the dynamics of war in the ancient world.

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Brand: Routledge
Format: paperback
ASIN: 0367593556
Category: Books > Subjects > Arts & Photography > Themes & Concepts
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Release Date: 14 August 2020
Listed Since: 29 May 2020

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