{"product_id":"losing-ones-head-in-the-rita-dolce-9780367593551","title":"Losing One's Head in the Ancient Near East: Interpretation and Meaning of Decapitation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the Ancient Near East, cutting off someone's head was a unique act, not comparable to other types of mutilation, and therefore charged with a special symbolic and communicative significance. This book examines representations of decapitation in both images and texts, particularly in the context of war, from a trans-chronological perspective that aims to shed light on some of the conditions, relationships and meanings of this specific act. The severed head is a \"coveted object\" for the many individuals who interact with it and determine its fate, and the act itself appears to take on the hallmarks of a ritual. Drawing mainly on the evidence from Anatolia, Syria and Mesopotamia between the third and first millennia BC, and with reference to examples from prehistory to the Neo-Assyrian Period, this fascinating study will be of interest not only to art historians, but to anyone interested in the dynamics of war in the ancient world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rita Dolce\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0367593556\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780367593551\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/14\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 92\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.00w x 0.30d","brand":"Rita Dolce","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48086536880383,"sku":"9780367593551","price":56.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7fa26ef3-c553-4b19-b822-cb59112bb03b.jpg?v=1769095237","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/losing-ones-head-in-the-rita-dolce-9780367593551","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}