"Losing one's head" in the ancient Near East: interpretation and meaning of decapitation
This volume representations of decapitation in both texts and images in a trans-chronological perspective that aims to highlight a number of conditions, relations and meanings of this specific act in times of war, recognizing the severed head as a "coveted object" for the many individuals...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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London New York
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
2018
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| In: | Year: 2018 |
| Series/Journal: | Studies in the history of the ancient Near East
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Ancient Orient
/ Decapitation <motif>
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| Further subjects: | B
Beheading in art
B Beheading (Middle East) History B Middle East Antiquities B Middle East Civilization |