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OverviewThe volume The Expression of Emotions in Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia offers an overview of the study of emotions in ancient texts, discusses the concept of emotions in Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, and shows how emotions are described in the ancient texts. In the section dedicated to Ancient Egypt, scholars discuss emotions such as fear, depression, anger, feelings of pain, envy, jealousy and greed, with evidence from different text genres, as well as emotions from the Late Ramesside Letters and royal inscriptions. In the section dedicated to Ancient Mesopotamia, scholars present a wide range of perspectives on Sumerian and Akkadian literary and archival texts that treat emotions in different periods. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Shih-Wei Hsu , Jaume Llop RaduàPublisher: Brill Imprint: Brill Volume: 116 Weight: 1.015kg ISBN: 9789004430754ISBN 10: 900443075 Pages: 524 Publication Date: 05 November 2020 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsNotes on Contributors 1 The Expression of Emotions in Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia: An Introduction Shih-Wei Hsu and Jaume Llop Raduà Part 1 The Expression of Emotions in Ancient Egypt 2 History of Horror: A Diachronic Overview of Fear(s) in Ancient Egyptian Texts Sven Eicke 3 “I Wish I Could Die”: Depression in Ancient Egypt Shih-Wei Hsu 4 Royal Rage and Private Anger in Ancient Egypt Ines Köhler 5 Everybody Hurts: Understanding and Visualizing Pain in Ancient Egypt Tara Prakash 6 “Without You I Am an Orphan”: Exploring Emotion and Interpersonal Pragmatics in the Late Ramesside Letters Kim Ridealgh 7 Indexes of Emotions in Pianchy’s Great Stela with Some Cultural Comparisons Anthony Spalinger 8 “Do Not Cast an Eye on Another One’s Goods …!”: Aspects of Envy, Jealousy and Greed in Ancient Egypt Alexandra Verbovsek Part 2 The Expression of Emotions in Ancient Mesopotamia 9 Depression at the Royal Courts of Esarhaddon and Ashurbanipal Greta Van Buylaere 10 Shaping Gender, Shaping Emotions: On the Mutual Construction of Gender Identities and Emotional Roles in Ancient Mesopotamia Agnès Garcia-Ventura 11 Emotions and Their Expression in a Religious Historical Perspective in Ancient Mesopotamia Margaret Jaques 12 Expressions of Joy and Happiness in Neo-Assyrian Mikko Luukko 13 From Landscape to Ritual Performances: Emotions in Sumerian Literature Anne-Caroline Rendu Loisel 14 Jealousy in Akkadian Love Literature: Zarpanītu in the Divine Love Lyrics Rocío Da Riva 15 Visible Death and Audible Distress: The Personification of Death (Mūtu) and Associated Emotions as Inherent Conditions of Life in Akkadian Sources Irene Sibbing-Plantholt 16 Gilgamesh and Emotional Excess: The King without Counsel in the SB Gilgamesh Epic Karen Sonik 17 Pounding Hearts and Burning Livers: The “Sentimental Body” in Mesopotamian Medicine and Literature Ulrike Steinert 18 Fear in Akkadian Texts: New Digital Perspectives on Lexical Semantics Saana Svärd, Tero Alstola, Heidi Jauhiainen, Aleksi Sahala and Krister Lindén Index of Subjects and Names Index of Sources Index of WordsReviews“The full Index of Subjects and Names at the end of the book show how rich this pioneering work is.” - Marten Stol, in Bibliotheca Orientalis, LXXVIII N° 5-6, oktober-december 2021 The full Index of Subjects and Names at the end of the book show how rich this pioneering work is. - Marten Stol, in Bibliotheca Orientalis, LXXVIII N Degrees 5-6, oktober-december 2021 Author InformationShih-Wei Hsu, Ph.D. (2014), Free University of Berlin, is Associate Professor of History at Nankai University (P.R. China). She is an Egyptologist specialised in Egyptian language, rhetorical stylistics, development of royal inscriptions and kingship. Jaume Llop Raduà, Ph.D. (2001), University of Barcelona, is Professor of Prehistory, Ancient History and Archaeology at the Complutense University of Madrid (Spain). He is an Assyriologist specialised in Late Bronze Age Assyria. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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