The Twin Horse Gods: The Dioskouroi in Mythologies of the Ancient World, Henry John Walker
Автор: Willekes, Carolyn Название: Horse in the ancient world ISBN: 1784533661 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781784533663 Издательство: Bloomsbury Academic Рейтинг: Цена: 19008.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The domestication of the horse in the fourth millennium BC altered the course of mankind's future. Formerly a source only of meat, horses now became the prime mode of fast transport as well as a versatile weapon of war. Carolyn Willekes traces the early history of the horse through a combination of equine iconography, literary representations, fieldwork and archaeological theory. She explores the ways in which horses were used in the ancient world, whether in regular cavalry formations, harnessed to chariots, as a means of reconnaissance, in swift and deadly skirmishing (such as by Scythian archers) or as the key mode of mobility. Establishing a regional typology of ancient horses - Mediterranean, Central Asian and Near Eastern - the author discerns within these categories several distinct sub-types. Explaining how the physical characteristics of each type influenced its use on the battlefield - through grand strategy, singular tactics and general deployment - she focuses on Egypt, Persia and the Hittites, as well as Greece and Rome. This is the most comprehensive treatment yet written of the horse in antiquity.
Автор: Willekes, Carolyn Название: Horse in the ancient world ISBN: 1784533661 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781784533663 Издательство: Bloomsbury Academic Рейтинг: Цена: 19008.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The domestication of the horse in the fourth millennium BC altered the course of mankind's future. Formerly a source only of meat, horses now became the prime mode of fast transport as well as a versatile weapon of war. Carolyn Willekes traces the early history of the horse through a combination of equine iconography, literary representations, fieldwork and archaeological theory. She explores the ways in which horses were used in the ancient world, whether in regular cavalry formations, harnessed to chariots, as a means of reconnaissance, in swift and deadly skirmishing (such as by Scythian archers) or as the key mode of mobility. Establishing a regional typology of ancient horses - Mediterranean, Central Asian and Near Eastern - the author discerns within these categories several distinct sub-types. Explaining how the physical characteristics of each type influenced its use on the battlefield - through grand strategy, singular tactics and general deployment - she focuses on Egypt, Persia and the Hittites, as well as Greece and Rome. This is the most comprehensive treatment yet written of the horse in antiquity.
Описание: Maria J. Metzler analyzes the role of the Ark of the Covenant during violent episodes in the Hebrew Bible, particularly in the Deuteronomistic History, through a nuanced reading of its form. She offers both a biography of the Ark and an analysis of the unaccountability of the rage of God in the Hebrew Bible, as well as considering divine wrath in the ancient Near East.In the book, Metzler considers the role of the Ark of the Covenant as a piece of cultic furniture mysteriously infused with the presence—and wrath—of Yahweh. She also examines the significance of the Ark in the conquest of Canaan in Joshua, and the connection between the Ark as Yahweh's throne and the throne in the myth of Nergal and Ereshkigal, which enables the plague god Nergal/Erra to pass through the borders of the Netherworld and conquer Queen Ereshkigal. Other topics considered in the book include the destructive rampage of the Ark in 1–2 Samuel in comparison to that of Erra as depicted in the Babylonian poem Erra and Ishum, and the role of female characters in the Ark Narrative and the Oresteia trilogy, which provides a feminist dimension to the analysis.
Автор: Tyson L. Putthoff Название: Gods and Humans in the Ancient Near East ISBN: 1108490549 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108490542 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 13147.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book explores the relationship between gods and humans and between the divine nature and human nature in the Ancient Near East. It will appeal to scholars and students interested in the history, philosophy, theology and anthropology of the Near Eastern or biblical world.
Описание: Maria J. Metzler analyzes the role of the Ark of the Covenant during violent episodes in the Hebrew Bible, particularly in the Deuteronomistic History, through a nuanced reading of its form. She offers both a biography of the Ark and an analysis of the unaccountability of the rage of God in the Hebrew Bible, as well as considering divine wrath in the ancient Near East.In the book, Metzler considers the role of the Ark of the Covenant as a piece of cultic furniture mysteriously infused with the presence—and wrath—of Yahweh. She also examines the significance of the Ark in the conquest of Canaan in Joshua, and the connection between the Ark as Yahweh's throne and the throne in the myth of Nergal and Ereshkigal, which enables the plague god Nergal/Erra to pass through the borders of the Netherworld and conquer Queen Ereshkigal. Other topics considered in the book include the destructive rampage of the Ark in 1–2 Samuel in comparison to that of Erra as depicted in the Babylonian poem Erra and Ishum, and the role of female characters in the Ark Narrative and the Oresteia trilogy, which provides a feminist dimension to the analysis.
Автор: Tyson L. Putthoff Название: Gods and Humans in the Ancient Near East ISBN: 1108490549 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108490542 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 13147.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book explores the relationship between gods and humans and between the divine nature and human nature in the Ancient Near East. It will appeal to scholars and students interested in the history, philosophy, theology and anthropology of the Near Eastern or biblical world.
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