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050 00 $aDS62.2$b.L58 2004
082 00 $a939/.4$222
100 1 $aLiverani, Mario.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85216455
245 10 $aMyth and politics in ancient Near Eastern historiography /$cMario Liverani ; edited and introduced by Zainab Bahrani and Marc Van De Mieroop.
260 $aIthaca, N.Y. :$bCornell University Press,$c2004.
263 $a0408
300 $axi, 214 pages :$billustrations ;$c25 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 00 $gPt. 1.$tMesopotamia --$g1.$tAdapa, guest of the gods --$gPt. 2.$tHittite Anatolia --$g2.$tTelipinu, or : on solidarity --$g3.$tShunashura, or : on reciprocity --$gPt. 3.$tSyria --$g4.$tLeaving by chariot for the desert --$g5.$tRib-Adda, righteous sufferer --$g6.$tAziru, servant of two masters --$gPt. 4.$tHebrew Bible --$g7.$tThe story of Joash --$g8.$tMessages, women, and hospitality : inter-tribal communication in Judges 19-21.
520 1 $a"The essays included in this volume analyze important historical texts from various regions of the ancient Near East. The distinguished Italian historian Mario Liverani suggests that these historiographical texts were of a "true" historical nature and that their literary forms achieved their intended results. Liverani focuses on two central themes in these texts: myth and politics. There is a close connection, Liverani finds, between the writing of history and the validation of political order and political action. History defines the correct role and behavior of political leaders, especially when they do not possess the validation provided by tradition. Historical texts, he discovers, are more often the tools for supporting change than for supporting stability." "Liverani demonstrates that history writing in the ancient Near East made frequent use of mythical patterns, wisdom motifs, and literary themes in order to fulfill its audience's cultural expectations. The resulting nonhistorical literary forms can mislead interpretation, but an analysis of these forms allows the texts' sociopolitical and communicative frameworks to emerge."--BOOK JACKET.
651 0 $aMiddle East$xHistory$yTo 622$xHistoriography.
651 0 $aMiddle East$xHistory$vSources.
700 1 $aBahrani, Zainab,$d1962-$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n00109533
700 1 $aVan de Mieroop, Marc.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n86093137
852 00 $bglx$hDS62.2$i.L54 2004
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