Discovering Babylon
Series: Studies in the History of the Ancient Near East;
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Product details:
- Edition number 1
- Publisher Routledge
- Date of Publication 25 February 2020
- ISBN 9780367496753
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages206 pages
- Size 234x156 mm
- Weight 453 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 2 Tables, black & white 162
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Short description:
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.
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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.
"Rannfrid Thelle tells the fascinating story of Babylon in the Western imagination and how images of that ancient city have interacted with the realities of history from antiquity to today. Full of engrossing detail, ranging from biblical accounts to the contemporary art of Michael Rakowitz, Thelle's story provides an important backdrop against which to reflect on the tragic events of modern Iraqi history---from the Babylon-obsessed dictatorship of Saddam Hussein to the destruction wrought by the American-led invasion and the rampage of the Islamic State."
- Aaron Tugendhaft, The University of Chicago, USA
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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
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