International audienceThis paper deals with how and why violent deaths were used and justified, in some specific cases, by the political sphere, according to various Akkadian texts from the 2nd millennium BC (letters, law codes, omens). The texts mention the violent death of various characters (allies, vassals, ordinary citizens, etc), whose actions have disrupt the political order or its organization. Breaking an alliance, instigating a rebellion, a treason or a plot could be such actions. Not only did such threats have serious political involvements, but they also included a religious dimension. On one side, these acts directly harmed the ruler, who is the gods’ representative on Earth and the guarantor of the world order. On the other si...
Throughout time, Egyptian sources display divergent attitudes towards violence expressing the belief...
Ancient Egypt is commonly regarded, in a simple comparative analysis, as a civilization less violent...
International audienceThis paper introduces and analyzes in detail the various rites of mourning des...
International audienceThis paper deals with how and why violent deaths were used and justified, in s...
This work develops a new understanding of the socials significance of martyrdom through a comparativ...
International audienceIn the Ancient Near East, death was an everyday element of life, involving bot...
In varying ways, vengeance is a prominent feature in the human social experience. At first appearing...
International audienceIn the Ancient Near East, death was an everyday element of life, involving bot...
International audienceIn Ancient Near East, the organization of the group was based on rules of hier...
International audienceIn Ancient Near East, the organization of the group was based on rules of hier...
International audienceThrough the study of Egyptian documents from New Kingdom and Hellenistic Egypt...
While many forms of violence against human beings are considered taboo, others are considered accept...
International audienceThis paper deals with how the dead assumed a key function with regard to the s...
This paper intends to examine three different aspects of political murder in the Greek classical wor...
The Disdain of Death and the Corpse's Power. Defilement and Purification of a Lobi (Burkina) Amon...
Throughout time, Egyptian sources display divergent attitudes towards violence expressing the belief...
Ancient Egypt is commonly regarded, in a simple comparative analysis, as a civilization less violent...
International audienceThis paper introduces and analyzes in detail the various rites of mourning des...
International audienceThis paper deals with how and why violent deaths were used and justified, in s...
This work develops a new understanding of the socials significance of martyrdom through a comparativ...
International audienceIn the Ancient Near East, death was an everyday element of life, involving bot...
In varying ways, vengeance is a prominent feature in the human social experience. At first appearing...
International audienceIn the Ancient Near East, death was an everyday element of life, involving bot...
International audienceIn Ancient Near East, the organization of the group was based on rules of hier...
International audienceIn Ancient Near East, the organization of the group was based on rules of hier...
International audienceThrough the study of Egyptian documents from New Kingdom and Hellenistic Egypt...
While many forms of violence against human beings are considered taboo, others are considered accept...
International audienceThis paper deals with how the dead assumed a key function with regard to the s...
This paper intends to examine three different aspects of political murder in the Greek classical wor...
The Disdain of Death and the Corpse's Power. Defilement and Purification of a Lobi (Burkina) Amon...
Throughout time, Egyptian sources display divergent attitudes towards violence expressing the belief...
Ancient Egypt is commonly regarded, in a simple comparative analysis, as a civilization less violent...
International audienceThis paper introduces and analyzes in detail the various rites of mourning des...