Society and the Individual in Ancient Mesopotamia

Published by De Gruyter 2024

Society and the Individual in Ancient Mesopotamia

Edited by: Laura Culbertson and Gonzalo Rubio

Volume 33 in the series Studies in Ancient Near Eastern Records (SANER)

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781501517655

Overview
Contents

About this book

This book provides an overview of social life in ancient Mesopotamia, bringing together leading experts to survey key social domains of daily life as well as major non-dominant social groups. It serves as a point of entry to the current research in this field.

Author / Editor information

Laura Culbertson, American Public University, WV, USA; Gonzalo Rubio, Pennsylvania State University, PA, USA.

Topics

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	V
List of contributors Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
Introduction Publicly Available Download PDF	IX
Part I: The fabric of daily life: Individuals and institutions
Cities and villages Mario Liverani Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
Pastoralism and nomadism Daniel E. Fleming Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	37
Agriculture Hervé Reculeau Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	61
Animal husbandry Franco D’Agostino and Gabriella Spada Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	147
Calendars Claus Ambos Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	179
Part II: Society and the margins of silence
Women Sophie Démare-Lafont Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	211
Slaves, serfs, and foreigners Laura Culbertson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	241
Children and the elderly John P. Nielsen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	269
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	293

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Students and scholars of Ancient Mesopotamia and the Ancient Near East, Greek and Roman history and interdiciplinary studies
Pages
- Front matter: 12
- Main content: 309
Keywords: Social life; everyday life; urban; rural

eBook

Published: October 21, 2024
ISBN: 9781501517655

Hardcover

Published: October 21, 2024
ISBN: 9781501521256

Safety & product resources

Manufacturer information:
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Genthiner Straße 13
10785 Berlin
productsafety@degruyterbrill.com