Self-Defense as a casus belli in Ancient Mesopotamian and Hittite Literature and in the Hebrew Bible

In ancient Near Eastern literature, the concept of self-defense serves more than simply as a justification for mobilizing an in-group to commit collective violence against one or more out-groups; it also reveals important features of the religious worldviews of the societies that produced such liter...

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Main Author: Germany, Stephen 1985- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Mohr Siebeck 2021
In: Hebrew bible and ancient Israel
Year: 2021, Volume: 10, Issue: 1, Pages: 30-44
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B David, Israel, König / Royal inscription / Assyrian language / Self-defence / Conquest / Story / Esther (Film)
RelBib Classification:HD Early Judaism
TC Pre-Christian history ; Ancient Near East
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