Steven W Holloway

Orientalism, Assyriology and the Bible Steven W Holloway

Marc Notes: First published in hardback, 2006--T.p. verso.; Includes bibliographical references (p. [468]-529) and indexes.; Avail. in cloth. Publisher Marketing: Orientalism refers both to the academic study of the Orient and to Western scholarship that clings to stock images of the timeless East and oriental despotism. This landmark collection of essays, the first in its field, is written by seasoned art historians, Assyriologists and biblical specialists. CONTENTS: Intellectual and Disciplinary Histories -- Visual Perspectives -- Of Harems and Heroines -- Assyriology and the Bible. The volume includes a Bibliography of some 1000 items, an important resource. Steven Holloway is Indexer-Analyst, American Theological Library Association (ATLA), Chicago. Contributor Bio:  Holloway, Steven W Steven Holloway is Senior Indexer, American Theological Library Association. Lowell Handy is Senior Lecuturer in Theology, Loyola University, Chicago.