Relations of Power in Early Neo-Assyrian State Ideology.

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- List of figures -- Abbreviations -- Bibliographical abbreviations -- Symbols and other abbreviations -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1 Topic and background of the study -- 1.2 Aims of the study -- 1.3 Earlier research -- 1.4 General notes on the primary sources -- 1.4.1 Assyrian royal inscriptions and iconography -- 1.4.2 State ideology and propaganda -- 1.5 Method -- 1.6 Theory -- 1.7 Relations of power "in real life" -- 1.7.1 The geopolitical setting -- 1.7.2 The socio-economic setting -- 2. The primary sources of the study -- 2.1 The major primary sources -- 2.2 The minor primary sources -- 3. The relationship between the great gods and the foreign lands -- 3.1 Owners and masters of the world -- 3.2 Conquerors of the foreign lands -- 3.3 Summary -- 4. The relationship between the great gods and the king of Assyria -- 4.1 Representative of the great gods -- 4.2 Priest and servant of the great gods -- 4.3 Master builder of the great gods -- 4.4 Warrior of the great gods -- 4.5 Summary -- 5. The relationship between the king of Assyria and the foreign lands -- 5.1 Overcoming the foreign landscapes -- 5.2 Pacifying the foreign animals -- 5.3 Respecting the foreign deities -- 5.4 Confronting the foreign elites and people -- 5.4.1 Status and hierarchy -- 5.4.2 Function and reciprocity -- 5.4.3 Realized reciprocity: tribute -- 5.4.4 Realized reciprocity: paternalism -- 5.4.5 Differentiation of the foreign people and lands -- 5.4.6 Alleged roles of ethnicity and nationalism -- 5.4.7 Emphasis on the king and the ruling class -- 5.4.8 Self versus Other: identity and alterity -- 5.4.9 Gendered roles and relations -- 5.5 Summary -- 6. Ideological development within the reigns -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Ideology and regnal phases of Ashurnasirpal II -- 6.3 Ideology and regnal phases of Shalmaneser III.

6.4 Ideology and regnal phases of the other kings -- 6.5 Summary and reflections -- 7. Local propaganda and regional politics -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Ashurnasirpal II and local propaganda -- 7.3 Shalmaneser III and local propaganda -- 7.4 The other kings and local propaganda -- 7.5 Summary and reflections -- 8. Ideological comparison between the reigns -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 General comparison Ashurnasirpal II-Shalmaneser III -- 8.3 Strategic comparison Ashurnasirpal II-Shalmaneser III -- 8.4 The other kings and strategic comparisons -- 8.5 Summary and reflections -- 9. The development of Assyrian state ideology -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Early Neo-Assyrian propaganda in history: royal iconography and titulary -- 9.3 Early Neo-Assyrian propaganda in history: textual narrative -- 9.4 Summary and reflections -- 10. Conclusion of the study -- 10.1 Final conclusions and reflections -- 10.2 Further research -- Bibliography -- Figures -- Appendices and indices -- 1. List of the inscriptions -- 2. List of the iconography -- 3. Spatial distribution of the major primary sources -- 4. Deity hierarchy in the texts -- 5. Divine titles and epithets in the texts of Ashurnasirpal II -- 6. Divine titles and epithets in the texts of Shalmaneser III -- 7. Divine titles and epithets in the texts of the other kings -- 8. Royal titles and epithets of Ashurnasirpal II -- 9. Royal titles and epithets of Shalmaneser III -- 10. Royal titles and epithets of the other kings -- 11. List of the most common royal titles and epithets I -- 12. List of the most common royal titles and epithets II -- 13. Visual representations of Ashurnasirpal II -- 14. Visual representations of Shalmaneser III and the other kings -- 15. List of the most common royal visual representations -- 16. Early Neo-Assyrian state ideology in history.

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