TY  - BOOK
AU  - Still,Bastian
TI  - The social world of the Babylonian priest /by Bastian Still
T2  - Culture and history of the ancient Near East
SN  - 9004399968
AV  - BL1620 .S635 2019
PY  - 2019///
CY  - Leiden, Boston
PB  - Koninklijke Brill NV
KW  - Priests
KW  - Iraq
KW  - Borsippa (Extinct city)
KW  - Social conditions
KW  - Marriage
KW  - History
KW  - To 1500
KW  - Land tenure
KW  - Money
KW  - Economic conditions
KW  - Electronic Books
N1  - 2; Social Interactions among Priests in Borsippa --; The Hypergamous Marriage System --; Landholding --; Silver Lending --; Circles of Trust and Intimacy --; Priests in Neo-Babylonian Society --; Homophily and Interaction --; Social Boundary and Collective Identity; 2; b
N2  - In The Social World of the Babylonian Priest, Bastian Still presents a comprehensive study of the priestly community of Borsippa during the Neo-Babylonian and early Persian Empires (circa 620-484 BCE). By examining patterns of marriage, landholding, moneylending, and friendship, he provides an intimate account of the daily life of the Babylonian priesthood beyond the temple walls and develops a more sophisticated understanding of the organisation of ancient Babylonian society as a whole. Combining the use of social network analysis, anthropological studies, and sociological concepts concerned with kinship, tie strength, social boundaries, and identity formation, Bastian Still's interdisciplinary approach transcends the traditional boundary of cuneiform studies and enables the field of Assyriology to contribute to a more general socio-historical discourse
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