Was sprach der eine zum anderen? Argumentationsformen in den sumerischen Rangstreitgesprächen
Eight disputations on precedence have been preserved from Ancient Mesopotamia. In these texts, two opposing understandings of everyday life engage in a verbal argument. The works served at one time to teach oratorical competency to individuals receiving advanced literacy training. This volume examin...
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| Format: | eBook |
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Berlin/Boston
De Gruyter
2019
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| Series: | Untersuchungen zur Assyriologie und vorderasiatischen Archäologie
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| Collection: | Directory of Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | Eight disputations on precedence have been preserved from Ancient Mesopotamia. In these texts, two opposing understandings of everyday life engage in a verbal argument. The works served at one time to teach oratorical competency to individuals receiving advanced literacy training. This volume examines the argumentation structure of the dialogues, thereby contributing to research on oratorical practice in the Ancient Middle East. |
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| Item Description: | Creative Commons (cc), https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ |
| Physical Description: | 1 electronic resource (436 p.) |
| ISBN: | 9783110625554;9783110631357 9783110634327 |