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 Gorgias Dissertations in Near Eastern Studies (1935-6870): Gorgias Dissertations (GD) makes outstanding doctoral dissertations in various disciplines available to scholars and the public. The series provides a valuable service to the scholarly community as it disseminates unique academic perspectives that would otherwise remain inaccessible. Gorgias Press has successfully introduced many young scholars as published authors to the academic world through the dissertation series. This sub-series covers the ancient Near East as well as later periods.
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| 978-1-4632-0146-3 | Guarducci, Guido. Facing an Empire: Hirbemerdon Tepe and the Upper Tigris Region during the Early Iron Age and Neo-Assyrian Period
An archaeological survey of the Upper Tigris region during the Iron Age, in particular the site of Hirbemerdon Tepe, in order to trace a socio-economic profile of the local communities of the area and their interaction with the Assyrian Empire. More... | $133.00 | Add to Cart |  | 
| 978-1-61143-421-7 | Kamash, Zena. Archaeologies of Water in the Roman Near East
This book explores the attitudes of the inhabitants of the Roman Near East towards water and water use. It aims to see how this can inform us about the nature of Roman Imperialism, the Roman economy, change and transformation in late Antiquity and the role of religion in people's lives. More... | $137.50 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-60724-127-0 | Furlong, Pierce. Aspects of Ancient Near Eastern Chronology (c. 1600–700 BC)
This work argues that the orthodox Ancient Near Eastern chronology is fundamentally wrong and that consequently the histories of the Great Kingdoms of Egypt, Babylonia, Assyria and Hatti, along with other minor kingdoms such as Israel/Judah, must be radically rewritten. More... | $160.00 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-59333-791-9 | Katz, Jill. The Archaeology of Cult in Middle Bronze Age Canaan
This book explores Canaanite public religious practice during the Middle Bronze Age, centered around the temple and its courtyards. The evidence from Tel Haror (biblical Gerar), Israel, suggests a multi-sensory, dynamic, experience including animal sacrifices, incense burning, and ritual feasting. More... | $171.88 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-59333-628-8 | Barrett, Deirdre. The Ceramic Oil Lamp as an Indicator of Cultural Change within Nabataean Society in Petra and its Environs circa CE 106
Can an altered perception in the Nabataean worldview be detected at the time of the Roman annexation of Petra, Jordan, in CE106? The analysis of ancient ceramic oil lamps from three sacred/ceremonial sites in the area provides evidence for this cultural change. More... | $127.50 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-59333-221-1 | Jackson, Samuel. A Comparison of Ancient Near Eastern Law Collections Prior to the First Millennium BC
This work sets out to compare the pre-first millennium BC law collections of Mesopotamia, Egypt and Hatti. By highlighting and explaining consistent differences in both framing and content it questions the notion of a uniform ancient Near Eastern legal culture. More... | $115.00 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-59333-975-3 | Sun, Chloe. The Ethics of Violence in the Story of Aqhat
This book examines the ethics of violence in the Ugaritic story of Aqhat by using the conventions of characterization and point of view. The multiple perspectives on Anat's act of violence present a complex and nuanced understanding of the subject in question. More... | $136.25 | Add to Cart | | 
| 1-59333-339-0 | Reid, Sara. The Small Temple
Excavation of the Small Temple of Petra, Jordan has revealed a Roman building likely dedicated to the imperial cult. Constructed in the wake of Roman annexation of Nabataea in 106 CE, the temple would have helped to solidify Roman control. Reid systematically examines the evidence used to support the identification of the Small Temple as an imperial cult building through the discussion of its prominent use of marble, a material with Roman imperial associations and almost entirely monopolized by the bureaucracy of the Roman Empire. The analysis of architectural evidence, as well as the placement of the Small Temple within the city, also support this identification.
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| 1-59333-210-6 | Azize, Joseph. The Phoenician Solar Theology
This book, the first study of its kind, contends that an authentic Phoenician solar theology existed, reaching back to at least the fifth or sixth century BCE. Through Azize’s examination, a portrait of a vibrant Phoenician tradition of spiritual thought emerges: a native tradition not dependent upon Hellenic thought, but related to other Semitic cultures of the ancient Near East, and, of course, to Egypt. In light of this analysis, it can be seen that Phoenician religion possessed a unique organizing power in which the sun, the sun god, life, death, and humanity, were linked in a profound system. More... | $99.00 | Add to Cart | | 
| 1-59333-120-7 | Bedal, Leigh-Ann. The Petra Pool-Complex: A Hellenistic Paradeisos in the Nabataean Capital
Excavations in the Lower Market in Petra (Jordan), capital of the ancient kingdom of Nabsataea, uncovered the remnants of a monumental pool-complex at the heart of the ancient city. It played an important role in the socio-political life of Petra during the Nabataean and Roman periods. The mere presence of a paradeidos in Petra symbolized the Nabataean king's power and helped to legitimize his place among contemporary rulers. The paradeisos is an example of a gratuitous display of conspicuous consumption, a symbol of the flourishing status of Petra during its Classical era. More... | $123.75 | Add to Cart | | 
| 1-59333-158-4 | Bidmead, Julye. The Akitu Festival: Religious Continuity and Royal Legitimation in Mesopotamia
The akitu festival is one of the oldest recorded religious festivals in the world, celebrated for several millennia throughout ancient Mesopotamia. Yet, the akitu was more than just a religious ceremony; it acted as a political device to ensure the supremacy of the king, the national god, and his capital city. Using tools of social anthropology and ritual analysis, this book presents a detailed reconstruction of the festival events and its attendant rituals to demonstrate how the festival became a propagandistic tool wielded by the monarchy and ruling classes. The akitu festival demonstrates the effectiveness of religion as a political tool. More... | $123.75 | Add to Cart | | 
| 1-59333-159-2 | Jefferies, Daryl. Wisdom at Qumran: A Form-Critical Analysis of the Admonitions in 4QInstruction
This study provides background on wisdom forms, the key Qumran sectarian texts, and wisdom studies related to the Dead Sea Scrolls. 4QInstruction includes poetic discourses, hymnic material, and short wisdom sayings and admonitions. A major focus is placed on the admonitions, which are discussed in terms of their structure, wisdom forms, and setting. The admonitions are expressed in biblical wisdom forms, showing a familiarity with and acceptance of traditional Hebrew wisdom, including a focus on traditional themes. Yet, when read from the sectarian perspective, 4QInstruction reinforces the guidelines and theology of the key Dead Sea Scroll documents. More... | $99.00 | Add to Cart | | 
| 1-59333-157-6 | Pitkanen, Pekka. Central Sanctuary and Centralization of Worship in Ancient Israel
This book provides the first major reinvestigation and reinterpretation of the history of centralization of worship in ancient Israel since de Wette and Wellhausen in the nineteenth century. Old Testament scholarship has thus far relied on the consensus that the book of Deuteronomy is the product of late monarchic Judah (7th century BC). Pitkanen places the biblical material in its archaeological and ancient Near Eastern context and pays special attention to rhetorical analysis. The author suggests that the book of Joshua, as well as its sources (such as Deuteronomy) may have originated as early as before the disaster of Aphek and the rejection of Shiloh. More... | $123.75 | Add to Cart | | 
| 1-59333-156-8 | Shemunkasho, Aho. Healing in the Theology of Saint Ephrem
Ephrem, the most celebrated writer of the Syriac Church, presents a wide range of theological themes and images that are characteristic of fourth-century Syrian Christianity. A significant theme that no one has yet studied in Ephrem is the concept of sickness and healing. This book presents the significance of healing theology and the ways in which the healing of man - spiritually, mentally, and corporally - is highly valued by Ephrem. The main part of the book deals with the causes of spiritual sickness and the process of healing, and the way in which Ephrem places them in the divine history of salvation. More... | $99.00 | Add to Cart | |
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