The Ammonites - Elites, Empires, and Sociopolitical Change (1000-500 BCE)

This book investigates the archaeological, epigraphic, and biblical evidence for the course of Ammon''s history, setting it squarely within the context of ancient Near Eastern imperialism. Drawing on cross-cultural parallels from the archaeology of empires, Tyson elucidates the dynamic processes by which the local Ammonite elite made the cousins of biblical Israel visible to history. Tyson explains changes in the region of Ammon during the Iron Age II, namely the increasing numbers of locally produced elite items as well as imports, growth in the use of writing for administrative and display purposes, and larger numbers of sedentary settlements; in the light of the transformative role that the Neo-Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian empires played in the ancient Near East. The study also widens the conversation to consider cross-cultural examples of how empires affect peripheral societies.>

List of contents

CONTENTS
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
List of Figures
List of Tables
Ch 1: INTRODUCTION
Ch 2: THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE AMMAN PLATEAU
Ch 3: EPIGRAPHIC SOURCES FOR AMMONITE HISTORY
Ch 4: BIBLICAL AND POSTBIBLICAL SOURCES FOR AMMONITE HISTORY
Ch 5: NEO-ASSYRIAN AND NEO-BABYLONIAN IMPERIALISM
Ch 6: THE ECONOMY OF THE AMMAN PLATEAU
Ch 7: SOCIETAL CHANGE IN THE IRON AGE
Ch 8: CONCLUSION
APPENDICES
Bibliography
Index of References
Index of Authors

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Craig W. Tyson

Product details

• Authors: Craig W Tyson, Craig W. Tyson
• Assisted by: Claudia V. Camp (Editor), Andrew Mein (Editor)
• Publisher: T. & T. Clark Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2015
• EAN: 9780567665294
• ISBN: 978-0-567-66529-4
• No. of pages: 312
• Dimensions: 154 mm x 232 mm x 18 mm
• Series: Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Te; Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Te; The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; HISTORY / Middle East / General, HISTORY / Ancient / General, RELIGION / Christianity / General, RELIGION / Biblical Studies / General, Christianity, Ancient / Biblical Israel, Middle Eastern history, Ancient History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts, Biblical Studies & Exegesis