"Losing one's head" in the ancient Near East : interpretation and meaning of decapitation
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書誌事項
"Losing one's head" in the ancient Near East : interpretation and meaning of decapitation
(Studies in the history of the ancient Near East)
Routledge, 2018
- : hbk
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  青森
  岩手
  宮城
  秋田
  山形
  福島
  茨城
  栃木
  群馬
  埼玉
  千葉
  東京
  神奈川
  新潟
  富山
  石川
  福井
  山梨
  長野
  岐阜
  静岡
  愛知
  三重
  滋賀
  京都
  大阪
  兵庫
  奈良
  和歌山
  鳥取
  島根
  岡山
  広島
  山口
  徳島
  香川
  愛媛
  高知
  福岡
  佐賀
  長崎
  熊本
  大分
  宮崎
  鹿児島
  沖縄
  韓国
  中国
  タイ
  イギリス
  ドイツ
  スイス
  フランス
  ベルギー
  オランダ
  スウェーデン
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注記
Includes bibliographical references (p. [79]-88) and index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
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.
目次
List of Illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgements
Image Credits
Abbreviations
Introduction
Chapter I
I.1. From the Distant Past to the Recent Past
I.2. An Unrepeatable Act
I.3. The Headless Body: Anonymity/Identity
Chapter II
II.1. Exclusivity/Multiplicity
II.2. Exhibition/Quantification
Chapter III
III.1. What Happens to the "Coveted Object"?
III.2. Destinations/Motivations
III.3. Exhibition and Multivalence
Chapter IV
IV.1. Severed Heads and Birds of Prey
IV.2. Eannatum of Lagash and the Birds of Prey
IV.3. Mari and the Birds of Prey
IV.4. Sargon I of Akkad and the Birds of Prey
IV.5. Dadusha of Eshnunna and the Birds of Prey
IV.6. The Assyrians and the Birds of Prey
Chapter V
V.1. Moving Through Space and Time
V.2. How Does the Head Travel?
Chapter VI
VI.1. "Other" Decapitations in Times of War
VI.2. What Happens to the Severed Heads of Statues?
VI.3. Moving Through Space and Time
VI.4. Annihilation/Catharsis
Bibliography
Index
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