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This volume addresses the nexus of religion and geography in the
ancient Near East through case studies of various time periods and
regions. Using Sumerian, Akkadian, and Aramaic text corpora,
iconography, and archaeological evidence, the contributors
illuminate the diverse phenomena that occur when religion is viewed
through the lenses of space and place. Gina Konstantopoulos draws
upon Sumerian literature to understand mythicized and
semimythicized locations. Seth Richardson and Elizabeth Knott focus
on the Old Babylonian period, with Richardson addressing the
interplay between law, location, and the gods, while Knott turns
from text to image, relocating the reader to Syria and realizing
the potential of royal iconography when situated in the "right"
space. Shana Zaia moves forward to the first millennium, following
the capital of the Neo-Assyrian Empire as it shifted from city to
city, with divine implications. Finally, Arnulf Hausleiter and
Sebastiano Lora focus on northwest Arabia, unearthing a local
pantheon and situating it among the various influences in the
region from the second millennium onward. Covering a broad
geographical and temporal scope while maintaining a cohesive focus
on the theme, this book will appeal especially to Assyriologists,
scholars of the ancient Near East, and specialists in historical
geography.
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