03212nam 2200637Ia 450 991078233170332120230421044153.01-281-81406-797866118140690-567-59838-1(CKB)1000000000551247(EBL)436139(OCoLC)277560168(SSID)ssj0000111161(PQKBManifestationID)11142756(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000111161(PQKBWorkID)10095910(PQKB)10612043(MiAaPQ)EBC436139(Au-PeEL)EBL436139(CaPaEBR)ebr10250737(CaONFJC)MIL181406(OCoLC)893333898(EXLCZ)99100000000055124719980318d1998 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBeyond the river[electronic resource] new perspectives on Transeuphratene /Josette Elayi and Jean Sapin ; translated by J. Edward CrowleySheffield, Eng. Sheffield Academic Pressc19981 online resource (192 p.)Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ;250Description based upon print version of record.1-85075-678-3 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.Contents; Abbreviations; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1 TRADITIONAL APPROACHES; Chapter 2 NEW CONDITIONS FOR RESEARCH; Chapter 3 THE USE OF COMPUTERS; Chapter 4 TOWARDS ANOTHER ARCHAEOLOGY; Chapter 5 THE COMPLEMENTARITY OF GEO-ARCHAEOLOGY; Chapter 6 OF WHAT USE ARE INSCRIPTIONS?; Chapter 7 READING THE TEXTUAL SOURCES ANOTHER WAY; Chapter 8 POTTERY AND TRADE; Chapter 9 NUMISMATICS AND ECONOMIC HISTORY; Chapter 10 A SPECIFIC HISTORICAL SOCIOLOGY; Chapter 11 CENTRAL AUTHORITY AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES: A MATTER OF PERSPECTIVE; Conclusion; Glossary; Bibliography; Index of ReferencesIndex of AuthorsHere is a blueprint for a new interdisciplinary approach that decompartmentalizes disciplines for the study of this district of the Achaemenid Empire including Syria, Phoenicia, Palestine and Cyprus. Remarkable cultural evolutions and changes in this area need closer study: the introduction of coinage and the coin economy, the sources of tension over problems of power and identity, the emergence of city-states similar to the Greek city type, the development of mercenary armies, the opening up of the Western fringe of the Persian Empire to the Greek world. Completely new research initiatives caJournal for the study of the Old Testament.Supplement series ;250.Middle EastHistoryTo 622Middle EastStudy and teachingMiddle EastHistoryTo 622SourcesMiddle EastCivilizationTo 622Sources933939.4 E37neElayi Josette459768Sapin Jean1548627MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910782331703321Beyond the river3805797UNINA