The Aramaeans in Ancient Syria

Erscheinungsjahr 2014
ISBN: 978-90-04-22845-0
Verlag: Koninklijke Brill BV

Buch, Englisch, Band 106, 508 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 918 g

Reihe: The Aramaeans in Ancient Syria

The historical and cultural role of the Aramaeans in ancient Syria can hardly be overestimated. The aim of the handbook "The Aramaeans in Ancient Syria" consists in giving precise and up to date information on different aspects of Aramaean culture. To that end, history, society, economy and law, language and script, literature, religion, art and architecture of the Aramaean kingdoms of Syria from their beginnings in the 11 cent. B.C. until their end ca. 720 B.C. are covered within the handbook. The wide survey of Aramaean culture in Syria is supplemented by overviews on the Aramaeans in Assyria, Babylonia, Phoenicia, Palestine, Egypt, North Arabia and on the Aramaean heritage in the Levant.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Niehr, Herbert

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Naher & Mittlerer Osten
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kultur- und Ideengeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Altorientalische Geschichte & Archäologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface (H.Niehr)
Chapter One Introduction (H.Niehr)
Chapter Two History (H. Sader)
Chapter Three Society, Institutions, Economy (D. Kühn)
Chapter Four Language and Script (H. Gzella)
Chapter Five Literature (P. Merlo)
Chapter Six Religion (H. Niehr)
Chapter Seven Art (D. Bonatz)
Chapter Eight Architecture (M. Novák)
Chapter Nine Outlook: Aramaeans outside of Syria
1. Assyria (M. Nissinen)
2. Babylonia (M.P. Streck)
3. Phoenicia (H. Niehr)
4. Palestine (A. Berlejung)
5. Egypt (A. Botta)
6. North Arabia (H. Niehr)
Chapter Ten Aramaean Heritage (J.F. Healey)
Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

Herbert Niehr, ThD. (1985), Eberhard Karls University Tuebingen, is Professor of Biblical Introduction and History of the Biblical Period at that university. He has published on West Semitic philology and religions including Götter und Kulte in Ugarit (von Zabern, 2004, co-authored with I. Cornelius) and Religionen in der Umwelt des Alten Testaments II. Phönizier, Punier, Aramäer (Kohlhammer, 2010, co-authored with C. Bonnet)