Origins of the Just War: Military Ethics and Culture in the Ancient Near East 9780691253619, 9780691171890, 0691253617

A groundbreaking history of the ethics of war in the ancient Near East Origins of the Just War reveals the incredible ri

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Origins of the Just War: Military Ethics and Culture in the Ancient Near East
9780691253619, 9780691171890, 0691253617

A groundbreaking history of the ethics of war in the ancient Near East Origins of the Just War reveals the incredible r

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A groundbreaking history of the ethics of war in the ancient Near East Origins of the Just War reveals the incredible r

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The monograph considers the relationships of ethical systems in the ancient Near East through a study of warfare in Juda

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Oppenheim’s foundational study on dreams and their interpretation in the Ancient Near East has long been a standard text

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This book, in minute detail, presents a polyphony of voices, perspectives and opinions, from which emerges a diverse but

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In this book, Tyson Putthoff explores the relationship between gods and humans, and between divine nature and human natu

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This collection of essays looks beyond the focus of existing works on ancient travel and its documentation, to examine i

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This is the first monograph dedicated to the history of Greek military service for the Achaemenid Persian Empire and the

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In this comprehensive study of a common deity found in the ancient Near East as well as many other cultures, Green bring

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Presented in this volume is a collection of the shorter writings of one of the more innovative scholars working on the r

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