Discovering Babylon

1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-0-367-49675-3
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 206 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 324 g

Reihe: Studies in the History of the Ancient Near East

This volume presents Babylon as it has been passed down through Western culture: through the Bible, classical texts, in Medieval travel accounts, and through depictions of the Tower motif in art. It then details the discovery of the material culture remains of Babylon from the middle of the 19th century and through the great excavation of 1899-1917, and focuses on the encounter between the Babylon of tradition and the Babylon unearthed by the archaeologists. This book is unique in its multi-disciplinary approach, combining expertise in biblical studies and Assyriology with perspectives on history, art history, intellectual history, reception studies and contemporary issues.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Thelle, Rannfrid

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface; Chapter 1: Beginning Discovery; Chapter 2: Biblical Babylon; Chapter 3: European Visions of Babylon; Chapter 4: Ad fontes? Babylon of the Greeks; Chapter 5: The Discovery of Mesopotamia; Chapter 6: From the Sources of Babylon; Chapter 7: Babel and Bible; Chapter 8: Babylon’s Resurrection; Chapter 9: Back to the Future; Appendix 1. Ancient Texts Referred to in the Book; Appendix 2. Major Deities in Ancient Babylonian Religion; Appendix 3. Time Table; Appendix 4. Important Dates in the History of Babylon; Index

Über Autor(innen)

Rannfrid Thelle is Assistant Professor in the Department of Women’s Studies and Religion at Wichita State University in Wichita, Kansas, USA.