{"product_id":"living-and-dying-in-mesopotamia-alhena-gadotti-9781350301870","title":"Living and Dying in Mesopotamia","description":"\u003cb\u003eExploring life, death, and the afterlife in Mesopotamia, Alhena Gadotti and Alexandra Kleinerman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eexamine how life and death experiences continually developed over the course of nearly three millennia of Mesopotamian history\u003c\/b\u003e. To achieve this, the book follows the life cycle of the people of the Tigris and Euphrates River valleys from 3000 BCE to 300 BCE, from birth, through death, and beyond.\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is the first to interrogate the relationships between living and dying through case studies and primary evidence. Including letters written by both women and men, the book allows readers to enter the minds of the ancients.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eFirst, the authors focus on life through topics such as the rituals surrounding birth, marriage, and religion. The authors then examine the common causes of death, the rituals associated with death, and the Mesopotamian views of the netherworld, its gods, and inhabitants. Concepts of gender fluidity, both in life and death, are considered alongside evidence from epigraphic data.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIllustrating daily life as a multifaceted subject affected by time, space, location, socioeconomics, and gender, this book creates a window into the conditions and concerns of the Mesopotamian people.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alhena Gadotti, Alexandra Kleinerman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350301876\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350301870\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/14\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.75d","brand":"Alhena Gadotti","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46384049193215,"sku":"9781350301870","price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9d23754f-d847-4792-a7d9-2d5db107d3f5.jpg?v=1733282529","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/living-and-dying-in-mesopotamia-alhena-gadotti-9781350301870","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}