Nation and Empire as Two Trends of Political Organization in the Iron Age Levant / MEI Hualong.
Nation and Empire as Two Trends of Political Organization in the Iron Age Levant
Erişim Adresi
ISBN
9789004685581 (electronic book)
9789004685574 (print)
9789004685574 (print)
Dil Kodu
İngilizce
Yer Numarası
DK/0797
Yazar
Yayın Bilgisi
©2024
Fiziksel Niteleme
1 online resource (512 pages) : illustrations.
Dizi
Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2024
Culture and History of the Ancient Near East ; 136
Culture and History of the Ancient Near East ; 136
Bibliyografi, vb. Notu
Includes bibliographical references and index.
İçindekiler Notu
Front Matter -- Preliminary Material / MEI Hualong -- Copyright Page / MEI Hualong -- Dedication / MEI Hualong -- Acknowledgements / MEI Hualong -- Abbreviations / MEI Hualong -- Introduction New Trends in Iron Age Levantine Polities and Politics / MEI Hualong -- Part 1 -- Chapter 1 Nation and the Impact of Ethnocultural Elements on Politics: A Survey of Native Terminology / MEI Hualong -- Chapter 2 Ethnocultural Elements and Political Identity in the Iron Age Levant (1): The Role of (Self-)Designation and Kinship Ideology / MEI Hualong -- Chapter 3 Ethnocultural Elements and Political Identity in the Iron Age Levant (2): The Role of “National Gods” and Religion / MEI Hualong -- Chapter 4 Ethnocultural Elements and Political Identity in the Iron Age Levant (3): The Role of Language and Script / MEI Hualong -- Chapter 5 Cultural Elements and Political Identity: A Summary of Different Scenarios in the Iron Age Levant / MEI Hualong -- Part 2 -- Chapter 6 Empire, Universal Empire and Imperial Ideology: Theoretical Concerns and Case Studies / MEI Hualong -- Chapter 7 The Impact of External Imperialism in the Levant and Mutual Perception of the Center and the Periphery / MEI Hualong -- Chapter 8 When the Two Trends Meet: Imperialism of “Nations” vs. The Universal Empire as a “Nation”—Possibilities and Uncertainties / MEI Hualong -- Concluding Remarks / MEI Hualong -- Back Matter -- Works Cited / MEI Hualong -- Indexes / MEI Hualong.
Özet, vb.
In Nation and Empire as Two Trends of Political Organization in the Iron Age Levant MEI Hualong offers an analysis of national and imperial ideologies--two political principles that influenced the establishment, consolidation and expansion of trans-local/trans-tribal polities in the Iron Age Levant. By examining key terminologies, historical accounts and literary sources, MEI argues that the elites of ancient nations may attempt to reshape their political and cultural identity in imperial terms (vice versa, but to a lesser extent). The conceptual transformation from the one to the other is closely related to the political entity’s consciousness and understanding of limits and boundaries: political and cultural, real and imagined.
Dil Notu
English
Konu
Imperialism.
Iron age.
Kinship __ Political aspects.
Iron age.
Kinship __ Political aspects.