Picturing Royal Charisma: Kings and Rulers in the Near East from 3000 BCE to 1700 CE

Edited by Arlette David Edited by Rachel Milstein Edited by Tallay Ornan

Extent: 152 pages

Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing

Subjects: Ancient Near East

Language: English

Paperback (Published)

(May 2023)

ISBN: 9781803271606

8.07 x 11.42 inches

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This book assesses how Middle Eastern leaders manipulated visuals to advance their rule from around 4500 BC to the 19th century AD. In nine fascinating narratives, it showcases the dynamics of long-lasting Middle Eastern traditions, dealing with the visualization of those who stood at the head of the social order.

Picturing Royal Charisma assesses how Middle Eastern leaders manipulated visuals to advance their rule from around 4500 BC to the 19th century AD. In nine fascinating narratives, it showcases the dynamics of long-lasting Middle Eastern traditions, dealing with the visualization of those who stood at the head of the social order. The contributions discuss: Mesopotamian kings who cast themselves as divine representatives in art; the relationships between the ‘king of men’ and ‘king of beasts’ – the lion; Akhenaten’s visual conception of a divine king without hybrid attributes; the royal image as guiding movements of visitors in the palace of Nimrud; continuities in the functions and representation of Neo-Assyrian eunuchs that survived in the Achaemenid, Sasanian, Byzantine and Islamic courts; the triumphal arch of the emperor Titus and its reflections in Christian Constantinople; patterns of authority and royal legitimacy in 3rd century AD Palmyra and Rome; the use of the Biblical past in the construction of kingship in 12th century Crusader Jerusalem; and the use of ‘the power of images’ by Islamic rulers, adopting visuals of thrones and throne-rooms despite Islamic opposition to the figurative portrayal of kings.

Introduction : Picturing Royal Charisma: The Image of Kings in the Eastern Mediterranean from the Late Fourth Millennium to the Islamic Period (c. 3250 BCE to 1600 CE) - Arlette David, Rachel Milstein, Tallay Ornan Chapter 1: In the Beginning: The First 1200 Years in Mesopotamia - Claudia E. Suter Chapter 2: The Defeat of the Lion: A Visual Trope Promoting Ancient Near Eastern Kings - Tallay Ornan Chapter 3: Hybridism as a Visual Mark of Divinity: The Case of Akhenaten - Arlette David Chapter 4: The Architectural Presence of the Assyrian King in His Palaces - David Kertai Chapter 5: The King's Faithful Servants: The Eunuch's Role as Sovereign Attribute with an Emphasis on Assyria - Irit Ziffer Chapter 6: The Arch of Titus: Jerusalem in Rome - Galit Noga-Banai Chapter 7: Basileus basileion: Weberian Approaches to Authority in the roman Near East - Michael Sommer Chapter 8: Royal Sovereignty in Frankish Jerusalem: Davidic Legacy and the Transformation of Jerusalem's Cityscape in the 12th Century - Anna Gutgarts Chapter 9: Sacred Space and the Royal Seat: Islamic Imagery of Kingship - Rachel Milstein, Introduction : Picturing Royal Charisma: The Image of Kings in the Eastern Mediterranean from the Late Fourth Millennium to the Islamic Period (c. 3250 BCE to 1600 CE) – Arlette David, Rachel Milstein, Tallay Ornan Chapter 1: In the Beginning: The First 1200 Years in Mesopotamia – Claudia E. Suter Chapter 2: The Defeat of the Lion: A Visual Trope Promoting Ancient Near Eastern Kings – Tallay Ornan Chapter 3: Hybridism as a Visual Mark of Divinity: The Case of Akhenaten – Arlette David Chapter 4: The Architectural Presence of the Assyrian King in His Palaces – David Kertai Chapter 5: The King’s Faithful Servants: The Eunuch’s Role as Sovereign Attribute with an Emphasis on Assyria – Irit Ziffer Chapter 6: The Arch of Titus: Jerusalem in Rome – Galit Noga-Banai Chapter 7: Basileus basileion: Weberian Approaches to Authority in the roman Near East – Michael Sommer Chapter 8: Royal Sovereignty in Frankish Jerusalem: Davidic Legacy and the Transformation of Jerusalem’s Cityscape in the 12th Century – Anna Gutgarts Chapter 9: Sacred Space and the Royal Seat: Islamic Imagery of Kingship – Rachel Milstein

Edited by Arlette David

Edited by Rachel Milstein

Edited by Tallay Ornan

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