Essays about: "Assyriology"

Found 3 essays containing the word Assyriology.

  1. 1. 'Blood of a Woman' : A Critical Reevaluation of the Traditional Views on Menstrual Impurity in Akkadian Terminology

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

    Author : Disa Lindholm; [2022]
    Keywords : menstruation; Akkadian; impurity; research bias; Ancient Mesopotamia; Translation; Standpoint theory; menstruation; akkadiska; orenhet; Mesopotamien; översättning; forskningsbias;

    Abstract : Assyriology as a field of study has long been dominated by the ideas and values of the white, Western men who, during the 19th century, were responsible for the development and growth of all scientific research. This has resulted in a resilient androcentric bias in the discipline, which to this day continues to influence scholarly perceptions of Ancient Mesopotamian society - and particularly of Mesopotamian women. READ MORE

  3. 2. Kiš, Kish or Kiški? : A Bibliometrics study of the domain Assyriology

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för ABM

    Author : Olivia Larsson; [2021]
    Keywords : Bibliometrics; Assyriology; Domain Analysis; Scholarly communication; Citation indexes; Philology; Humanities; Quantitative research; Co-citation analysis; Co-word analysis; Information Science; Bibliometri; Assyriologi; Domänanalys; Forskningsinformation; Humaniora; Filologi; Kvantitativ metod; Cociteringsanalys; Cowordanalys; Informationsvetenskap;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to examine how the domain Assyriology can be analyzed with bibliometrics. It uses the domain analytic perspective by Birger Hjørland and Hanne Albrechtsen. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Eternal Journey of the Human Mind : A study of ancient creation myths and comparison between different creation myths from different time periods

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

    Author : Lilaf Ajjo; [2018]
    Keywords : Assyriology; Archaeology; Mesopotamia; ancient civilizations; ancient mythology; ancient religions;

    Abstract : This study discusses the rise of mythological thinking, focusing on ancient Near Eastern creation myths and creation accounts in mythological works in particular, with additional material drawn from lists of gods and other sources. The similarities and differences between several creation myths are analyzed by means of a diachronic and comparative method, tracing the development of mythological thinking about creation over thousands of years. READ MORE