| Disaster and Relief Management - Katastrophen Und Ihre Bewaltigung Contributor(s): Berlejung, Angelika (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3161517067 ISBN-13: 9783161517068 Publisher: Mohr Siebeck OUR PRICE: $171.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - General - Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - Old Testament |
| Dewey: 363.34 |
| LCCN: 2012396968 |
| Series: Forschungen Zum Alten Testament |
| Physical Information: (2.12 lbs) 544 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The volume collects the papers of the International Conference on Disaster and Relief Management in Ancient Israel/Palestine, Egypt and the Ancient Near East held from the 4th of October to the 6th of October 2010 in Leipzig. Scholars from different fields are having a close look at the concepts of disasters in antiquity, their impact on society, possible dynamics and cultural dimensions. They give insights into their actual research on the destructivity and productivity of disasters, including the possibility that disasters were used as topoi in ideological, mythological and theological discourses. Their contributions in this volume represent a first step to a cultural history of disasters in antiquity. |
