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The graven image : representation in Babylonia and Assyria /

"A welcome addition to the study of the ancient Near East. It breaks away from Eurocentric approaches and tries to do justice to Mesopotamian thought, thus shedding new light on the relationship between text and representation ... Bahrani's book will become the center of a lively debate.&q...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bahrani, Zainab, 1962-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2003.
Colección:Archaeology, culture, and society.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"A welcome addition to the study of the ancient Near East. It breaks away from Eurocentric approaches and tries to do justice to Mesopotamian thought, thus shedding new light on the relationship between text and representation ... Bahrani's book will become the center of a lively debate."--Bryn Mawr Classical Review.
Notas:OldControl:muse9780812206777.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 242 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-235) and index.
ISBN:9780812206777
0812206770