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Religion and Violence in the Premodern World
I. Intro.: 2 different assumptions to avoid re. religion & violence
Religion and Violence in the Premodern World
I. Intro.: 2 different assumptions to avoid re. religion & violence
A. A non-American or non-western phenomenon
Religion and Violence in the Premodern World
I. Intro.: 2 different assumptions to avoid re. religion & violence
A. A non-American or non-western phenomenon
B. Monotheism is to blame
Religion and Violence in the Premodern World
I. Intro.: 2 different assumptions to avoid re. religion & violence
A. A non-American or non-western phenomenon
B. Monotheism is to blame
II. Religion & Society in Ancient Mesopotamia
The Ancient Near East
Religion and Violence in the Premodern World
I. Intro.: 2 different assumptions to avoid re. religion & violence
A. A non-American or non-western phenomenon
B. Monotheism is to blame
II. Religion & Society in Ancient Mesopotamia
A. Evolution of Kingship: From Priests to Kings
Religion and Violence in the Premodern World
I. Intro.: 2 different assumptions to avoid re. religion & violence
A. A non-American or non-western phenomenon
B. Monotheism is to blame
II. Religion & Society in Ancient Mesopotamia
A. Evolution of Kingship: From Priests to Kings
B. Importance of Religion
Religion and Violence in the Premodern World
I. Intro.: 2 different assumptions to avoid re. religion & violence
A. A non-American or non-western phenomenon
B. Monotheism is to blame
II. Religion & Society in Ancient Mesopotamia
A. Evolution of Kingship: From Priests to Kings
B. Importance of Religion
C. Centrality of the Temple
A Ziggurat
Religion and Violence in the Premodern World
I. Intro.: 2 different assumptions to avoid re. religion & violence
A. A non-American or non-western phenomenon
B. Monotheism is to blame
II. Religion & Society in Ancient Mesopotamia
A. Evolution of Kingship: From Priests to Kings
B. Importance of Religion
C. Centrality of the Temple
D. Daily Life in Mesopotamia: Hammurabi’s Code
Law Code of Hammurabi, c. 1750 BCE
Religion and Violence in the Premodern World
I. Intro.: 2 different assumptions to avoid re. religion & violence
A. A non-American or non-western phenomenon
B. Monotheism is to blame
II. Religion & Society in Ancient Mesopotamia
A. Evolution of Kingship: From Priests to Kings
B. Importance of Religion
C. Centrality of the Temple
D. Daily Life in Mesopotamia: Hammurabi’s Code
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