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  • The Hidden Language of Graphic Signs

    Cryptic Writing and Meaningful Marks

    Edited by John Bodel, Stephen Houston ...
    A common belief is that systems of writing are committed to transparency and precise records of sound. The target is the language behind such marks. Readers, not viewers, matter most, and the most effective graphs largely record sound, not meaning. But what if embellishments mattered deeply - if hidden writing, slow to produce, slow to read, played as enduring a role as more accessible graphs? ... Read more

    $109.09 USD

  • On Human Bondage

    After Slavery and Social Death

    Edited by John Bodel, Walter Scheidel ...
    Series series Ancient World: Comparative Histories
    On Human Bondage—a critical reexamination of Orlando Patterson’s groundbreaking Slavery and Social Death—assesses how his theories have stood the test of time and applies them to new case studies.Discusses the novel ideas of social death and natal alienation, as Patterson first presented them 35 years ago and as they are understood todayBrings together exciting new work by a group of esteemed ... Read more

    $92.00 USD

  • Epigraphic Evidence

    Ancient History From Inscriptions

    Edited by John Bodel ...
    Series series Approaching the Ancient World
    Epigraphic Evidence is an accessible guide to the responsible use of Greek and Latin inscriptions as sources for ancient history. It introduces the types of historical information supplied by inscriptional texts and the methods with which they can be used. It outlines the limitations as well as the advantages of the different types of evidence covered. Epigraphic Evidence includes a general ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • Household and Family Religion in Antiquity

    Edited by John Bodel, Saul M. Olyan ...
    Series Book 6 - Ancient World: Comparative Histories
    The first book to explore the religious dimensions of the family and the household in ancient Mediterranean and West Asian antiquity.Advances our understanding of household and familial religion, as opposed to state-sponsored or civic temple cultsReconstructs domestic and family religious practices in Egypt, Greece, Rome, Israel, Mesopotamia, Ugarit, Emar, and PhilistiaExplores many household ... Read more

    $46.00 USD

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    An Elusive World Wonder Traced

    by Stephanie Dalley ...
    The Mystery of the Hanging Garden of Babylon is an exciting story of detection involving legends, expert decipherment of ancient texts, and a vivid description of a little-known civilization. Recognised in ancient times as one of the Seven Wonders of the World, the legendary Hanging Garden of Babylon and its location still remains a mystery steeped in shadow and puzzling myths. In this remarkable ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Babylonia

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Trevor Bryce ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    The history of Ancient Babylonia in ancient Mesopatamia is epic. After playing host to three great empires, the Hammurabic and Kassite empires, and the Neo-Babylonian Empire ruled by Nebuchadnezzar, it was conquered by the Persians. Entered triumphantly by Alexander the Great, it later provided the setting for the Conquerer's deathbed. Squabbled over by his heirs, Babylonia was subsequently ... Read more

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  • The Origins of Biblical Monotheism

    Israel's Polytheistic Background and the Ugaritic Texts

    by Mark S. Smith ...
    According to the Bible, ancient Israel's neighbors worshipped a wide variety of gods. In recent years, scholars have sought a better understanding of this early polytheistic milieu and its relation to Yahweh, the God of Israel. Drawing on ancient Ugaritic texts and looking closely at Ugaritic deities, Mark Smith examines the meaning of "divinity" in the ancient near East and considers how this ... Read more

    $48.59 USD

  • Israel in Egypt

    The Evidence for the Authenticity of the Exodus Tradition

    by James K. Hoffmeier ...
    Scholars of the Hebrew Bible have in the last decade begun to question the historical accuracy of the Israelite sojourn in Egypt, as described in the book of Exodus. The reason for the rejection of the exodus tradition is said to be the lack of historical and archaeological evidence in Egypt. Those advancing these claims, however, are not specialists in the study of Egyptian history, culture, and ... Read more

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  • Israel

    Ancient Kingdom or Late Invention?

    by Daniel I. Block ...
    Israel: Ancient Kingdom or Late Invention? is a collection of essays responding to the radical claims that Israel and its history actually began following the Babylonian exile, and that the history of Israel we read about in the Bible is a fictionalized account.Contributors are leading Bible and archaeology scholars who bring extra-biblical evidence to bear for the historicity of the Old Testament ... Read more

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  • Curse Tablets and Binding Spells from the Ancient World

    Edited by John G. Gager ...
    In the ancient Greco-Roman world, it was common practice to curse or bind an enemy or rival by writing an incantation on a tablet and dedicating it to a god or spirit. These curses or binding spells, commonly called defixiones were intended to bring other people under the power and control of those who commissioned them. More than a thousand such texts, written between the 5th Century B.C.E. and ... Read more

    $54.89 USD

  • Black Athena Writes Back

    Martin Bernal Responds to His Critics

    by Martin Bernal ...
    In Black Athena Writes Back Martin Bernal responds to the passionate debates set off by the 1987 publication of his book Black Athena. Producing a shock wave of reaction from scholars, Black Athena argued that the development of Greek civilization was heavily influenced by Afroasiatic civilizations. Moreover, Bernal asserted that this knowledge had been deliberately obscured by the rampant racism ... Read more

    $28.79 USD

  • Founding Gods, Inventing Nations

    Conquest and Culture Myths from Antiquity to Islam

    by William F. McCants ...
    From the dawn of writing in Sumer to the sunset of the Islamic empire, Founding Gods, Inventing Nations traces four thousand years of speculation on the origins of civilization. Investigating a vast range of primary sources, some of which are translated here for the first time, and focusing on the dynamic influence of the Greek, Roman, and Arab conquests of the Near East, William McCants looks at ... Read more

    $39.99 USD