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1 Religion and Violence in the Premodern World
Intro.: 2 different assumptions to avoid re. religious violence

2 Religion and Violence in the Premodern World
Intro.: 2 different assumptions to avoid re. religious violence A non-American or non-western phenomenon

3 Religion and Violence in the Premodern World
Intro.: 2 different assumptions to avoid re. religious violence A non-American or non-western phenomenon Monotheism is to blame

4 Religion and Violence in the Premodern World
Intro.: 2 different assumptions to avoid re. religious violence A non-American or non-western phenomenon Monotheism is to blame II. Representing Violence

5 Religion and Violence in the Premodern World
Intro.: 2 different assumptions to avoid re. religious violence A non-American or non-western phenomenon Monotheism is to blame II. Representing Violence III. Controlling Violence; Violence & Justice

6 Justice--Engraving by Pieter Brueghel the Elder (1559)

7 Justice--Engraving by Pieter Brueghel the Elder (1559)

8 Religion and Violence in the Premodern World
Intro.: 2 different assumptions to avoid re. religious violence II. Representing Violence III. Controlling Violence; Violence & Justice IV. Religion & Society in Ancient Mesopotamia

9 The Ancient Near East

10 Religion and Violence in the Premodern World
Intro.: 2 different assumptions to avoid re. religious violence II. Representing Violence III. Controlling Violence; Violence & Justice IV. Religion & Society in Ancient Mesopotamia Evolution of Kingship: From Priests to Kings

11 Religion and Violence in the Premodern World
Intro.: 2 different assumptions to avoid re. religious violence II. Representing Violence III. Controlling Violence; Violence & Justice IV. Religion & Society in Ancient Mesopotamia Evolution of Kingship: From Priests to Kings B. Importance of Religion

12 Religion and Violence in the Premodern World
Intro.: 2 different assumptions to avoid re. religious violence II. Representing Violence III. Controlling Violence; Violence & Justice IV. Religion & Society in Ancient Mesopotamia Evolution of Kingship: From Priests to Kings B. Importance of Religion C. Centrality of the Temple

13 A Ziggurat

14 Religion and Violence in the Premodern World
2 different assumptions to avoid re. religious violence II. Representing Violence III. Controlling Violence; Violence & Justice IV. Religion & Society in Ancient Mesopotamia Evolution of Kingship: From Priests to Kings B. Importance of Religion C. Centrality of the Temple D. Daily Life in Mesopotamia: Hammurabi’s Code

15 Law Code of Hammurabi, c. 1750 BCE

16 Stele of Hammurabi

17 Religion and Violence in the Premodern World
Intro.: 2 different assumptions to avoid re. religious violence A non-American or non-western phenomenon Monotheism is to blame II. Religion & Society in Ancient Mesopotamia 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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