Tribes and Territories in Transition
Title | Tribes and Territories in Transition PDF eBook |
Author | Eveline J. van der Steen |
Publisher | Peeters Publishers |
Pages | 354 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9789042913851 |
This volume deals with the transition from the Late Bronze to the Early Iron Age in the central East Jordan Valley, the period of the fall of the Egyptian New Kingdom, and of the birth of a new era, in which small kingdoms such as Ammon, Moab and Israel were born. A broad spectrum of sources is being reviewed: written evidence, excavations and surveys, and ethnographic sources from the 19th century and later. New archaeological evidence is being presented, including a report on the excavations of Tell el-Hammeh on the Zerqa. This evidence, written, material and ethnographical, is incorporated in a new model for the LB-IA transition in the region: a model that explains the events of this turbulent period as the precipitation of a tribal society, where the interactions of tribes and territories determined the political lay-out and shaped the kingdoms of the Iron Age.
Tribes and territories in transition : the central East Jordan Valley and surrounding regions in the Late Bronze and Early Iron Ages ; a study of the sources
Title | Tribes and territories in transition : the central East Jordan Valley and surrounding regions in the Late Bronze and Early Iron Ages ; a study of the sources PDF eBook |
Author | Eveline Johanna Steen |
Publisher | |
Pages | 258 |
Release | 2002 |
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Eve's Children
Title | Eve's Children PDF eBook |
Author | Gerard P. Luttikhuizen |
Publisher | BRILL |
Pages | 258 |
Release | 2003-01-01 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9789004126152 |
Annotation Fifteen essays from biblical scholars consider the reception of the biblical stories of Cain, Abel, and Seth in various Jewish and Christian traditions. They examine early rewritings and interpretations of these stories both within mainstream and more marginal or sectarian groups. Three essays examine how the stories were re-used in modern fiction, including Steinbeck's . The papers were originally presented at a symposium held at the U. of Groningen in 2001. Annotation 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
Exploring the Narrative
Title | Exploring the Narrative PDF eBook |
Author | Eveline van der Steen |
Publisher | A&C Black |
Pages | 465 |
Release | 2014-01-16 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0567655377 |
This volume brings together a number of scholars who use archaeology as a tool to question the sometimes easy assumptions made by historians and biblical scholars about the past. It combines essays from both archaeologists and biblical scholars whose subject matter, whilst differing widely in both geographical and chronological terms, also shares a critical stance used to examine the relationship between 'dirt' archaeology and the biblical world as presented to us through written sources.
Climate Change and Ancient Societies in Europe and the Near East
Title | Climate Change and Ancient Societies in Europe and the Near East PDF eBook |
Author | Paul Erdkamp |
Publisher | Springer Nature |
Pages | 669 |
Release | 2021-11-05 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 3030811034 |
Climate change over the past thousands of years is undeniable, but debate has arisen about its impact on past human societies. This book explores the link between climate and society in ancient worlds, focusing on the ancient economies of western Eurasia and northern Africa from the fourth millennium BCE up to the end of the first millennium CE. This book contributes to the multi-disciplinary debate between scholars working on climate and society from various backgrounds. The chronological boundaries of the book are set by the emergence of complex societies in the Neolithic on the one end and the rise of early-modern states in global political and economic exchange on the other. In order to stimulate comparison across the boundaries of modern periodization, this book ends with demography and climate change in early-modern and modern Italy, a society whose empirical data allows the kind of statistical analysis that is impossible for ancient societies. The book highlights the role of human agency, and the complex interactions between the natural environment and the socio-cultural, political, demographic, and economic infrastructure of any given society. It is intended for a wide audience of scholars and students in ancient economic history, specifically Rome and Late Antiquity.
Rezension: Eveline J. van der Steen: Tribes and territories in transition: the Central East Jordan Valley in the late Bronze Age and early Iron Ages. A study of the sources. Leuven: Peeters Publishers & Department of Oriental Studies, 2004 (Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta, 130)
Title | Rezension: Eveline J. van der Steen: Tribes and territories in transition: the Central East Jordan Valley in the late Bronze Age and early Iron Ages. A study of the sources. Leuven: Peeters Publishers & Department of Oriental Studies, 2004 (Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta, 130) PDF eBook |
Author | Erasmus Gaß |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2006 |
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Routledge Encyclopedia of Ancient Mediterranean Religions
Title | Routledge Encyclopedia of Ancient Mediterranean Religions PDF eBook |
Author | Eric Orlin |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 1091 |
Release | 2015-11-19 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1134625529 |
The Routledge Encyclopedia of Ancient Mediterranean Religions is the first comprehensive single-volume reference work offering authoritative coverage of ancient religions in the Mediterranean world. Chronologically, the volume’s scope extends from pre-historical antiquity in the third millennium B.C.E. through the rise of Islam in the seventh century C.E. An interdisciplinary approach draws out the common issues and elements between and among religious traditions in the Mediterranean basin. Key features of the volume include: Detailed maps of the Mediterranean World, ancient Egypt, the Roman Empire, and the Hellenistic World A comprehensive timeline of major events, innovations, and individuals, divided by region to provide both a diachronic and pan-Mediterranean, synchronic view A broad geographical range including western Asia, northern Africa, and southern Europe This encyclopedia will serve as a key point of reference for all students and scholars interested in ancient Mediterranean culture and society.