The Amorites and the Bronze Age Near East: the making of a regional identity
In this book, Aaron A. Burke explores the evolution of Amorite identity in the Near East from ca. 2500-1500 BC. He sets the emergence of a collective identity for the Amorites, one of the most famous groups in Ancient Near Eastern history, against the backdrop of both Akkadian imperial intervention...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
2021
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| In: | Year: 2021 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Burke, Aaron A., 1974-, The Amorites and the Bronze Age Near East] (2024) (Buck, Mary Ellen)
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Amurru (Palestine)
/ Amurru (Mesopotamia)
/ History 2500 BC-1500 BC
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| Further subjects: | B
Middle East ; Antiquities
B Bronze age ; Middle East B Syria History To 333 B.C B Middle East Antiquities B Syria ; History ; To 333 B.C B Amorites B Bronze Age (Middle East) |
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| Summary: | In this book, Aaron A. Burke explores the evolution of Amorite identity in the Near East from ca. 2500-1500 BC. He sets the emergence of a collective identity for the Amorites, one of the most famous groups in Ancient Near Eastern history, against the backdrop of both Akkadian imperial intervention and declining environmental conditions during this period. Tracing the migration of Amorite refugees from agropastoral communities into nearby regions, he shows how mercenarism in both Mesopotamia and Egypt played a central role in the acquisition of economic and political power between 2100 and 1900 BC. Burke also examines how the establishment of Amorite kingdoms throughout the Near East relied on traditional means of legitimation, and how trade, warfare, and the exchange of personnel contributed to the establishment of an Amorite koiné. Offering a fresh approach to identity at different levels of social hierarchy over time and space, this volume contributes to broader questions related to identity for other ancient societies. |
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| Item Description: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 29 Jan 2021) |
| Physical Description: | 1 Online-Ressource (xxiii, 432 pages) |
| ISBN: | 978-1-108-85646-1 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/9781108856461 |
