Living and dying in Mesopotamia / Alhena Gadotti and Alexandra Kleinerman.
| Author/creator | Gadotti, Alhena author. |
| Other author | Kleinerman, Alexandra, author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2025. |
| Description | xv, 289 pages : illustrations, maps, plans ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Variant title | Living & dying in Mesopotamia |
| Contents | Introduction : History and Evidence -- The Mesopotamian Belief System -- From Birth to Adolescence -- Life Rituals -- The Stuff of Life -- The Organization of Society -- From Dying to Death -- Death Rituals -- The Stuff of Death -- The Organization of the Netherworld. |
| Abstract | "To achieve a better understanding of the everyday lives of the Mesopotamians, Alhena Gadotti and Alexandra Kleinerman interrogate the relationships between life, death and the afterlife in this ancient society. By focusing on the beliefs and rituals surrounding life and death, illuminated through case studies and primary evidence, including letters written by both women and men, the book shows daily life in Mesopotamia as a multifaceted subject affected by time, space, location, socioeconomics and gender, and demonstrates how life and death experiences continually changed and developed over nearly three millennia of Mesopotamian history"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Gadotti, Alhena. Living and dying in Mesopotamia London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2024 9781350301887 |
| LCCN | 2024009647 |
| ISBN | 9781350301870 |
| ISBN | 1350301876 |
| ISBN | 9781350301917 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 1350301914 |
| ISBN | (epdf) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
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