Ritual, Performance, and Politics in the Ancient near East
Lauren Ristvet · 2014
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"In this book, Lauren Ristvet rethinks the narratives of state formation by investigating the interconnections between ritual, performance, and politics in the ancient Near East. She draws on a wide range of archaeological, iconographic, and cuneiform sources to show how ritual performance was not set apart from the real practice of politics; it was politics. Rituals provided an opportunity for elites and ordinary people to negotiate political authority. Descriptions of rituals from three periods explore the networks of signification that informed different societies."--Provided by publisher.
Book details
- Year
- 2014
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations
- Editions
- 8
- Pages
- 331
- ISBN
- 9781107065215
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