Name: Living and Dying in Mesopotamia
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Author: Alexandra Kleinerman;Alhena Gadotti
ISBN: 9781350301917

Formato

Libro Físico

Editorial

Bloomsbury Academic

Autor

Alexandra Kleinerman;Alhena Gadotti

Año

2026

N° páginas

312

Encuadernación

Tapa Blanda

Dimensiones

23.40 x 15.60 cm

ISBN13

9781350301917

Living and Dying in Mesopotamia

Alexandra Kleinerman;Alhena Gadotti (Autor) · Bloomsbury Academic · Tapa Blanda

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Reseña del libro "Living and Dying in Mesopotamia"

Exploring life, death, and the afterlife in Mesopotamia, Alhena Gadotti and Alexandra Kleinerman examine how life and death experiences continually developed over the course of nearly three millennia of Mesopotamian history. To achieve this, the book follows the life cycle of the people of the Tigris and Euphrates River valleys from 3000 BCE to 300 BCE, from birth, through death, and beyond. This book is the first to interrogate the relationships between living and dying through case studies and primary evidence. Including letters written by both women and men, the book allows readers to enter the minds of the ancients. First, the authors focus on life through topics such as the rituals surrounding birth, marriage, and religion. The authors then examine the common causes of death, the rituals associated with death, and the Mesopotamian views of the netherworld, its gods, and inhabitants. Concepts of gender fluidity, both in life and death, are considered alongside evidence from epigraphic data. Illustrating daily life as a multifaceted subject affected by time, space, location, socioeconomics, and gender, this book creates a window into the conditions and concerns of the Mesopotamian people.