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War and Ethics in the Ancient Near East
Military Violence in Light of Cosmology and History
Taschenbuch von C. L. Crouch
Sprache: Englisch

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The monograph considers the relationships of ethical systems in the ancient Near East through a study of warfare in Judah, Israel and Assyria in the eighth and seventh centuries BCE. It argues that a common cosmological and ideological outlook generated similarities in ethical thinking. In all three societies, the mythological traditions surrounding creation reflect a strong connection between war, kingship and the establishment of order. Human kings¿ military activities are legitimated through their identification with this cosmic struggle against chaos, begun by the divine king at creation. Military violence is thereby cast not only as morally tolerable but as morally imperative. Deviations from this point of view reflect two phenomena: the preservation of variable social perspectives and the impact of historical changes on ethical thinking.The research begins the discussion of ancient Near Eastern ethics outside of Israel and Judah and fills a scholarly void by placing Israelite and Judahite ethics within this context, as well as contributing methodologically to future research in historical and comparative ethics.
The monograph considers the relationships of ethical systems in the ancient Near East through a study of warfare in Judah, Israel and Assyria in the eighth and seventh centuries BCE. It argues that a common cosmological and ideological outlook generated similarities in ethical thinking. In all three societies, the mythological traditions surrounding creation reflect a strong connection between war, kingship and the establishment of order. Human kings¿ military activities are legitimated through their identification with this cosmic struggle against chaos, begun by the divine king at creation. Military violence is thereby cast not only as morally tolerable but as morally imperative. Deviations from this point of view reflect two phenomena: the preservation of variable social perspectives and the impact of historical changes on ethical thinking.The research begins the discussion of ancient Near Eastern ethics outside of Israel and Judah and fills a scholarly void by placing Israelite and Judahite ethics within this context, as well as contributing methodologically to future research in historical and comparative ethics.
Über den Autor
Carly L. Crouch, University of Cambridge.
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Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
Genre: Religion & Theologie
Religion: Christentum
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Reihe: ISSN
Inhalt: XII
248 S.
ISBN-13: 9783110485967
ISBN-10: 3110485966
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Crouch, C. L.
Hersteller: De Gruyter
de Gruyter, Walter, GmbH
ISSN
Maße: 230 x 155 x 15 mm
Von/Mit: C. L. Crouch
Erscheinungsdatum: 20.06.2016
Gewicht: 0,391 kg
Artikel-ID: 103924850
Über den Autor
Carly L. Crouch, University of Cambridge.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
Genre: Religion & Theologie
Religion: Christentum
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Reihe: ISSN
Inhalt: XII
248 S.
ISBN-13: 9783110485967
ISBN-10: 3110485966
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Crouch, C. L.
Hersteller: De Gruyter
de Gruyter, Walter, GmbH
ISSN
Maße: 230 x 155 x 15 mm
Von/Mit: C. L. Crouch
Erscheinungsdatum: 20.06.2016
Gewicht: 0,391 kg
Artikel-ID: 103924850
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