Diversity and Standardization: Perspectives on ancient Near Eastern cultural his

Description: Diversity and Standardization by Eva Cancik-Kirschbaum, Jörg Klinger, Gerfrid G.W. MÜller Contains fifteen articles that are the written versions of papers presented during the International Symposium "Palaeography and Scribal Practices in Syro-Palestine and Anatolia in the Late Bronze Age", which was held in Leiden on 17th-18th December 2009. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The fifteen articles published in this volume are the written versions of papers presented during the International Symposium "Palaeography and Scribal Practices in Syro-Palestine and Anatolia in the Late Bronze Age", which was held in Leiden on 17th-18th December 2009. This book provides an up-to-date overview on the scribal traditions current in that region during the 15th-12th centuries BCE and gives new impetus to their study. Author Biography Eva Cancik-Kirschbaum, Jorg Klingner, Freie Universitat Berlin; Gerfrid G. W. Muller, Akademie der Wissenschaften u. Literatur Mainz. Long Description The ancient Near East is a construct defined by present-day scientific investigations, a construct whose temporal and spatial boundaries are fuzzy, constantly shifting under the weight of new empirical data and increasingly sophisticated analytical methods. Its objects of investigation, even those that have resided in museum collections for generations, are in flux, as the profound cultural, geographical, ethnic and social diversity of the ancient Near East threatens to drown out any points of commonality. Yet it is these points of commonality that draw us inevitably to questions of Diversity and Standardization as categories for cross-cultural and trans-historical analysis. As we look across the variegated horizons of antiquity, do these categories have any real analytical power? For instance, the introduction of a new system of measurement or bookkeeping technique or even the imposition of a standardized repertoire of pottery forms on a more-or-less subject population are all examples of the real power of processes of standardization to stabilize territorial political entities. The problem must be posed for the ancient Near East at an even more fundamental level, however: what role do concepts, methods of standardization and, more generally, sign systems play in the reconfiguration and reconstitution of cultural, political, religious, scientific and social spaces? This volume results from a symposium under the aegis of the TOPOI Research Cluster (a trans-disciplinary research center devoted to the investigation of the interdependencies between space and knowledge in the ancient world) that brought together leading archaeologists, philologists, historians and linguists in order to investigate concrete historical examples that speak to questions of Diversity and Standardization in the ancient Near East. Details ISBN3050057564 ISBN-10 3050057564 ISBN-13 9783050057569 Media Book Format Hardcover DEWEY 939.4 Pages 238 Short Title DIVERSITY & STANDARDIZATION Language English Year 2013 Publication Date 2013-12-18 Imprint De Gruyter Akademie Forschung Place of Publication Munich Country of Publication Germany Illustrations 37 Illustrations, black and white Edited by Gerfrid G. W. MÜller Author Gerfrid G.W. MÜller Publisher De Gruyter Subtitle Perspectives on ancient Near Eastern cultural history Alternative 9783050057576 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:138953396;

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