Imagining Babylon: the modern story of an ancient city

"Ever since the archaeological rediscovery of the ancient Near East, generations of scholars have attempted to reconstruct the 'real Babylon,' known to us before from the evocative biblical account of the Tower of Babel. After two centuries of excavations and scholarship, Mario Livera...

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Publié dans:Studies in ancient Near Eastern records
Auteur principal: Liverani, Mario 1939- (Auteur)
Collaborateurs: Campbell, Ailsa M. (Traducteur)
Type de support: Imprimé Livre
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Boston Berlin De Gruyter [2016]
Dans: Studies in ancient Near Eastern records (volume 11)
Collection/Revue:Studies in ancient Near Eastern records volume 11
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Babylone / Fouille
Sujets non-standardisés:B Excavations (archaeology) (Middle East)
B Cities and towns, Ancient (Middle East)
B Middle East Antiquities
B Babylon (Extinct city) Historiography
B Babylon (Extinct city)
B Babylon (Extinct city) History
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Résumé:"Ever since the archaeological rediscovery of the ancient Near East, generations of scholars have attempted to reconstruct the 'real Babylon,' known to us before from the evocative biblical account of the Tower of Babel. After two centuries of excavations and scholarship, Mario Liverani provides an insightful overview of modern, Western approaches, theories, and accounts of the ancient Near Eastern city"--Provided by publisher
Preface to the Italian edition -- Rediscovery and perplexity -- Acceptance and modification -- The season of theoretical models -- The new models in practice -- Modernity : new approaches and new settings -- Post-modernity : computerization and deconstruction
Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages 389-467) and index
ISBN:1614516022