Distant Impressions: The Senses in the Ancient Near East Contributor(s): Hawthorn, Ainsley (Editor), Loisel, Anne-Caroline Rendu (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1575069679 ISBN-13: 9781575069678 Publisher: Eisenbrauns
Binding Type: Hardcover Published: June 2019 Click for more in this series: Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Middle East - Iraq - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - History | Ancient - General |
Dewey: 152.109 |
LCCN: 2019014649 |
Series: Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 7.1" W x 10.2" L (1.40 lbs) 224 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Middle East |
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps |
Review Citations: Choice 01/01/2020 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Although we often treat the senses as though they are immutable, fundamental properties of our physiology, the way we parse our sensory experiences is dictated by our cultural context. Accordingly, the essays in Distant Impressions explore the social aspects of sensation in the ancient Near East, inviting the reader to move beyond the physiological study of sensation to an examination of its cultural meanings. The essays in this book approach the question of sensory experience in ancient Near Eastern societies from philological, literary, art historical, and archaeological perspectives. They address the means of sense perception (such as vision, hearing, and smell) and the objects of perception (such as light, noise, and odor), examining the senses within religious, political, and social frameworks. The first part of this volume looks at the monumental architecture, bas-reliefs, and tablets of the Neo-Assyrian period, while the second explores sensory dimensions of the built environment and textual representations of sensation in other times and places, such as Neolithic northern Mesopotamia and Hittite Anatolia. Building on recent scholarship that focuses on the social aspects of sensation in history, Distant Impressions brings this approach to bear on ancient Near Eastern studies for the first time. In addition to the editors, the contributors include Elke Friedrich, Sara Manasterska, Alice Mouton, Kiersten Neumann, Ludovico Portuese, and Diana Stein. |
Contributor Bio(s): Loisel, Anne-Caroline Rendu: - Anne-Caroline Rendu Loisel is Lecturer in Assyriology and Archeology of the Ancient Orient, University of Strasbourg. |
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