Iconoclasm and text destruction in the ancient Near East and beyond /

Iconoclasm and text destruction in the ancient Near East and beyond /

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Imprint:	Chicago, Illinois : The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, [2012].
Description:	1 online resource (xv, 528 pages) : illustrations.
Language:	English
Series:	Oriental Institute seminars, 1559-2944 ; number 8 University of Chicago Oriental Institute seminars ; no. 8.
Subject:	Antiquities Art -- Mutilation, defacement, etc. Iconoclasm Manuscripts -- Mutilation, defacement, etc. Manuscripts -- Mutilation, defacement, etc. -- Middle East. Art -- Mutilation, defacement, etc. -- Middle East. Iconoclasm -- Middle East. Middle East -- Antiquities. Middle East
Format:	E-Resource Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9107458

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Varying Form of Title:	Iconoclasm and text destruction
Other authors / contributors:	Guralnick, Eleanor, honouree. May, Natalie N. (Natalie Naomi), editor of compilation.
ISBN:	9781885923905 1885923902
Notes:	"The Oriental Institute dedicates this volume to the memory of Eleanor Guralnick, 1929-2012." Includes bibliographical references. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago Web site, viewed on May 9, 2013).
Summary:	The eighth in the Oriental Institute Seminar Series, this volume contains papers that emerged from the seminar Iconoclasm and Text Destruction in the Ancient Near East and Beyond, held at the Oriental Institute April 8-9, 2011. The purpose of the conference was to analyze the cases of and reasons for mutilation of texts and images in Near Eastern antiquity. Destruction of images and texts has a universal character; it is inherent in various societies and periods of human history. Together with the mutilation of human beings, it was a widespread and highly significant phenomenon in the ancient Near East. However, the goals meant to be realized by this process differed from those aimed at in other cultures. For example, iconoclasm of the French and Russian revolutions, as well as the Post-Soviet iconoclasm, did not have any religious purposes. Moreover, modern comprehension of iconoclasm is strongly influenced by its conception during the Reformation. This volume explores iconoclasm and text destruction in ancient Near Eastern antiquity through examination of the anthropological, cultural, historical, and political aspects of these practices. Broad interdisciplinary comparison with similar phenomena in the other cultures and periods contribute to better understanding them. -- from http://www.alibris.com/search/books/isbn/9781885923905
Other form:	Print version: Iconoclasm and text destruction in the ancient Near East and beyond 9781885923905

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Summary:	The eighth in the Oriental Institute Seminar Series, this volume contains papers that emerged from the seminar Iconoclasm and Text Destruction in the Ancient Near East and Beyond, held at the Oriental Institute April 8-9, 2011. The purpose of the conference was to analyze the cases of and reasons for mutilation of texts and images in Near Eastern antiquity. Destruction of images and texts has a universal character; it is inherent in various societies and periods of human history. Together with the mutilation of human beings, it was a widespread and highly significant phenomenon in the ancient Near East. However, the goals meant to be realized by this process differed from those aimed at in other cultures. For example, iconoclasm of the French and Russian revolutions, as well as the Post-Soviet iconoclasm, did not have any religious purposes. Moreover, modern comprehension of iconoclasm is strongly influenced by its conception during the Reformation. This volume explores iconoclasm and text destruction in ancient Near Eastern antiquity through examination of the anthropological, cultural, historical, and political aspects of these practices. Broad interdisciplinary comparison with similar phenomena in the other cultures and periods contribute to better understanding them.
Item Description:	"The Oriental Institute dedicates this volume to the memory of Eleanor Guralnick, 1929-2012."
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xv, 528 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:	9781885923905 1885923902
ISSN:	1559-2944 ;