The Other Gods Who Are
Studies in Elamite-Iranian Acculturation Based on the Persepolis Fortification Texts
by W.F.M. Henkelman
Hardback (Out of print)
(December 2008)
ISBN: 9789062584147
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The Other Gods Who Are presents four larger case studies in Elamite-Iranian acculturation, more specifically in the realm of religion, and does so largely on the basis of the Persepolis Fortification Archive, the richnesses of which had not been fully explored for this important subject. Treating the debated ‘lan’ sacrifice, the Elamite-Iranian background of the pantheon, the role of the god Humban and the older background of Persian ‘paradise’, the monograph aims to pave the way for a different understanding of Persian identity as a cultural construct that emerged in the Iranian highlands from a large-scale dynamic in which the Elamite state as well as the Elamites of eastern Khuzestand and of the highlands played a pivotal part. The four case studies are preceded by a survey and discussion of recent developments in Neo-Elamite history, and by a long introduction into the Persepolis Fortification Archive, which can be used separately by scholars interested in this material. Annotated translations of relevant Fortification texts are given in an appendix. Indices of proper names, text passages and Elamite and other ancient words complete the volume.
- By (author) WFM Henkelman
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