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September 5, 2001 | |
9780801868641 | |
English | |
288 | |
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Everyday Life in Ancient Mesopotamia
Under law woman existed as a man's property, yet stories show that wives frequently used beauty and wits to keep husbands in hand, and a wife's financial holdings remained her property, reverting to her family at her death. Women were allowed to participate in activities that could increase this wealth and some, pledged to the gods and shut away in group homes, were nonetheless able to participate in lucrative business ventures. Also included are accounts of the exceptional life of the queen and the women of Mari, the story of the great Queen Semiramis, and chapters on magic, medicine, and astrology.
The concluding section offers a fascinating in-depth comparison of ancient Sumerian myths and stories similar to those found in the Hebrew bible. The new information found in Everyday Life in Ancient Mesopotamia makes a significant contribution, one that deepens our knowledge and understanding of this great, ancient civilization.
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"The book covers many interesting topics not typically addressed in general texts such as cuisine, love and sex, women's rights, and the idea of sin. The book is written for the novice in the field, but it does not simply skim the surface or summarize the authors' longer works; rather, it makes accessible much interesting primary source material that is normally only found in scholarly book sand journals."—Linda Bergstein Scherr, Religious Studies Review
"In Everyday Life in Ancient Mesopotamia, Jean Bottéro displays his immense learning, total command of the field, as well as a profound awareness of approaches used by scholars in other historical periods . . . This book is a well-rounded and appealing introduction to Mesopotamian civilization."—Amélhie Kuhrt, University College, London
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Paperback / softback | |
September 5, 2001 | |
9780801868641 | |
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288 | |
9.19 Inches (US) | |
6.00 Inches (US) | |
.9 Pounds (US) | |
.9 Pounds (US) | |
$30.00 USD, £15.00 GBP | |
v2.1 Reference | |
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