The Routledge Handbook of Emotions in the Ancient Near East - 9780367407513

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The Routledge Handbook of Emotions in the Ancient Near EastAuthor(s): Karen Sonik, Ulrike Steinert\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367407513, 978-0367407513\nSynopsis\nThis in-depth exploration of emotions in the ancient Near East illuminates the rich and complex worlds of feelings encompassed within the literary and material remains of this remarkable region, home to many of the worlds earliest cities and empires, and lays critical foundations for future study.\n\nThirty-four chapters by leading international scholars, including philologists, art historians, and archaeologists, examine the ways in which emotions were conceived, experienced, and expressed by the peoples of the ancient Near East, with particular attention to Mesopotamia, Anatolia, and the kingdom of Ugarit, from the Late Uruk through to the Neo-Babylonian Period (ca. [tel] BCE). The volume is divided into two parts: the first addressing theoretic.