Luxury and Legitimation
Royal Collecting in Ancient Mesopotamia
Published on 2. March 2017
272 pages
978-1-351-92113-8 (ISBN)
Description
Utilizing a variety of ancient sources, including cuneiform texts, images and archaeological finds, Luxury and Legitimation explores how the collecting of luxury objects contributed to the formation of royal identity in one of the world's oldest civilizations, ancient Mesopotamia (modern Iraq). Allison Thomason makes a significant and timely contribution to the subjects of collecting and material culture studies by bringing a new understanding to the political, cultural and social institutions of an important pre-Classical, non-Western civilization.
Reviews / Votes
'...this interdisciplinary study is to be welcomed for its methodological insights and fresh perspective.' AntiquityMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Reflowable
File size
3,22 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-351-92113-8 (9781351921138)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Book
10/2005
1st Edition
Routledge
€206.60
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Person
Allison Karmel Thomason is Associate Professor of History at Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, USA.
Content
Contents: Preface; Theoretical underpinnings: towards a definition of collecting; Introduction to Mesopotamian society; Mesopotamian collecting in the third millennium b.c.e.; Mesopotamian collecting in the second millennium b.c.e.; Mesopotamian collecting in the first millennium b.c.e.; Conclusion; Appendix: Chronology of Mesopotania; Bibliography; Index.
