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Myth and Politics in Ancient Near Eastern Historiography

By Mario Liverani
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By Mario Liverani
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The essays included in this volume analyze important historical texts from various regions of the Ancient Near East. The distinguished Italian historian Mario Liverani suggests that these historiographical texts were of a "true" historical nature and that their literary forms achieved their intended results. Liverani focuses on two central themes in these texts: myth and politics.

There is a close connection, Liverani finds, between the writing of history and the validation of political orde...

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HistoryMiddle Eastern HistoryAncient HistoryHistory - Reference & StudyHistoriographyMiddle East History - Ancient & Islamic EmpireGeneral Ancient HistoryGeneral & Miscellaneous Historiography