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On the margins of history: Social change and political development in Iron Age Edom.

dc.contributor.authorCrowell, Bradley Lewis
dc.contributor.advisorSchmidt, Brian B.
dc.date.accessioned2016-08-30T15:48:19Z
dc.date.available2016-08-30T15:48:19Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.identifier.urihttp://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqm&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:3165785
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/124995
dc.description.abstractThe Hebrew Bible places Edom's foundation within the narrative context of Israel's Exodus from Egypt that scholars have traditionally dated to the thirteenth--twelfth centuries BCE. Assyrian, local Edomite documents, and material cultural remains, however, indicate that Edom developed as a polity in the late eighth and early seventh centuries BCE, the period of Assyrian expansion in the region. This dissertation explores Assyria's role in Edom's socio-political transformation. It goes beyond traditional syntheses of Edomite history, typically based on the brief Edomite notices found in various portions of the biblical text. Alongside the biblical accounts of Edom, various other primary bodies of data are examined; local epigraphs, Egyptian and Assyrian inscriptions, and the ever-growing corpus of material culture from ancient Edom. As a complement to this expanded database, cross-cultural examples of cultural contact and imperial expansion are adduced in order to explain the nature of Assyrian impact on Iron II Edom (eighth--sixth centuries BCE). Some of the notable changes in Edomite society include political consolidation, economic expansion, and changes in religious practices and beliefs. Edom's initial development into a minor polity on the edge of the Assyrian empire can be attributed to two identifiable factors in the archaeological-historical record: increased prosperity produced by the growing need for Edomite copper resources and the role of Edom in the expanding Arabian trading network.
dc.format.extent382 p.
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoEN
dc.subjectEdom
dc.subjectHebrew Bible
dc.subjectHistory
dc.subjectIron Age
dc.subjectMargins
dc.subjectPolitical Development
dc.subjectSocial Change
dc.titleOn the margins of history: Social change and political development in Iron Age Edom.
dc.typeThesis
dc.description.thesisdegreenamePhDen_US
dc.description.thesisdegreedisciplineBiblical studies
dc.description.thesisdegreedisciplinePhilosophy, Religion and Theology
dc.description.thesisdegreegrantorUniversity of Michigan, Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies
dc.description.bitstreamurlhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/124995/2/3165785.pdf
dc.owningcollnameDissertations and Theses (Ph.D. and Master's)


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