The Religious Aspects of War in the Ancient Near East, Greece, and Rome: Ancient Warfare

440 Pages·2016·4.444 MB·English

by  Krzysztof Ulanowski (editor)

The Religious Aspects of War in the Ancient Near East, Greece, and Rome
Culture and History of the
Ancient Near East
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The Religious Aspects of
War in the Ancient Near East,
Greece, and Rome
Edited by
Krzysztof Ulanowski
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Names: Ulanowski, Krzysztof, editor.
Title: The religious aspects of war in the ancient Near East, Greece, and
 Rome / edited by Krzysztof Ulanowski.
Description: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2016. | Series: Ancient Warfare Series ;
 Volume 1 | Series: Culture and history of the ancient Near East, ISSN
 1566-2055 ; VOLUME 84 | Includes index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2016020234 (print) | LCCN 2016026678 (ebook) | ISBN
 9789004324756 (hardback : alk. paper) | ISBN 9789004324763 (E-book)
Subjects: LCSH: War—Religious aspects. | Middle East. | Greece. | Rome.
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On his father’s passion for old civilisations . . .
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Contents
List of Abbreviations xiii
List and Affiliations of Contributors xix
Introduction 1
Part 1
The Ancient Near East
War in Mesopotamian Culture 5
Pietro Mander
Some Remarks Concerning the Development of the Theology of War
in Ancient Mesopotamia 23
Vladimir Sazonov
Battle-Descriptions in Mesopotamian Sources I: Presargonic and
Sargonic Period 51
Sebastian Fink
A Comparison of the Role of Bārû and Mantis in Ancient Warfare 65
Krzysztof Ulanowski
Eclipses and the Precipitation of Conflict: Deciphering the Signal
to Attack 99
Micah Ross
Part 2
Greece
War and Religion in Ancient Greece 123
Robert Parker
The Terrified Face of Alcyoneus: The Religious Character of Greek Warfare,
or What about the Vanquished? 133
Bogdan Burliga