Experiencing power, generating authority : cosmos, politics, and the ideology of kingship in ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia /

Experiencing power, generating authority : cosmos, politics, and the ideology of kingship in ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia /

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Other Authors: Hill, Jane A., Jones, Philip, 1960-, Morales, Antonio J. 1974-

Format: Book

Language: English

Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 2013.

Series: Penn Museum international research conferences ; 6.

Subjects:

Divine right of kings.
Kings and rulers > Religious aspects.
Political anthropology.
Political customs and rites.
Power (Social sciences)
Egypt > Kings and rulers.
Iraq > Kings and rulers.

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Call Number: GN492.7 .E96 2013

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Item Description:"The work contained in this volume is the result of a four-day workshop entitled 'Experiencing power--Generating Authority : Cosmos, Politics, and the Ideology of Kingship in Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia' held in the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology November 2007."--Page [xxvii].
Physical Description:xxx, 448 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781934536643