Palace and Temple - A Study of Architectural and Verbal Icons (Hardcover, Reprint 2012)

This book is a critical study of the role played by architecture and texts in promoting political and religious ideologies in the ancient world. It explains a palace as an element in royal propaganda seeking to influence social concepts about kingship, and a text about a temple as influencing social concepts about the relationship between God and human beings. Applying the methods of analysis developed in built environment studies, the author interprets the palace and temple building programs of Sennacherib, King of Assyria, and Solomon, King of Israel. The physical evidence for the palace and the verbal evidence for the temple are explained as presenting communicative icons intended to influence contemporary political and religious concepts. The volume concludes with innovative interpretations of the contributions of architectural and verbal icons to religious and political reform.

General

Imprint:	De Gruyter
Country of origin:	Germany
Series:	Beihefte zur Zeitschrift fur die Alttestamentliche Wissenschaft
Release date:	July 2002
First published:	2002
Authors:	Clifford Mark McCormick
Dimensions:	230 x 155 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	231
Edition:	Reprint 2012
ISBN-13:	978-3-11-017277-5
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Architecture > Religious buildings Books > Humanities > Philosophy > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Architecture > Residential buildings, domestic buildings > Castles Books > Humanities > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Theology > General Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Books > Philosophy > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Theology > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > General Promotions
LSN:	3-11-017277-1
Barcode:	9783110172775

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