Ancient and Modern Chaldean History
Title | Ancient and Modern Chaldean History PDF eBook |
Author | Ray Kamoo |
Publisher | Scarecrow Press |
Total Pages | 252 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780810836532 |
This volume presents a depiction of the Aramaic tribes of Mesopotamia; it explores the ancient and modern periods, the civil and religious influences, and the pagan and Christian heritage. For the past five centuries, the name Chaldean has been applied to Aramaic speaking people of Mesopotamia, and was the last term used to indicate Mesopotamian identity. The author was inspired by the presence of over a hundred thousand Chaldeans in the United States to produce this reference. He cites books and articles that deal with the history and culture, ancient and modern periods, the civil and religious influences, and the pagan and Christian heritage. The unannotated entries are arranged first by ancient and modern periods, then by form -- such as English books and non-English journal articles.
History of the Ancient Chaldea
Title | History of the Ancient Chaldea PDF eBook |
Author | George Rawlinson |
Publisher | e-artnow |
Total Pages | 118 |
Release | 2018-05-28 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 8026892461 |
Chaldea was a Semitic-speaking nation which existed between the late 10th or early 9th and mid-6th centuries BC. This book brings the complete history of Chaldean nation and gives insight into Chaldean language, religion, arts and sciences. Contents: General View of the Country Climate and Productions The People Language and Writing Arts and Sciences Manners and Customs Religion History and Chronology
Ancient and Modern Assyrians
Title | Ancient and Modern Assyrians PDF eBook |
Author | George V. Yana |
Publisher | Xlibris Corporation |
Total Pages | 163 |
Release | 2008-04-10 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1465316299 |
Some scholars have doubted or denied the continuity of the Assyrian people from the times of empire to the present time. This work, based on a scientific analysis, sheds light on the subject, and demonstrates the continuous existence of the Assyrian people. Assyria, (northern Iraq), was a state grouped about the heavily fortified city of Ashur, on the middle of the Tigris River. Assyrians had become civilized in the third millennium BC, under the impetus of Mesopotamian development. They created the first empire known to history that was run by an empire administration. The empire created by Sargon Sharukin, much earlier in the third millennium, did not have an administration to hold it together. Toward the close of the Bronze Age (1700-1200 BC), Assyria had expanded westward to the middle of the Euphrates River, and in the south they held Babylon temporarily. Tiglat-Pileser I (1114-1076), extended Assyrian rule to the Mediterranean. But, Adadnirari II (911-891 BC) may be called the father of Assyrian imperial administration. Empire building was a necessity of economic development, which was based on the technological advances caused by the introduction of iron and the alphabet. International trade was necessary for the growth of industry and manufacture, and the Assyrians became the tools to carry out this historic economic necessity. The Assyrian army was the first army to use iron arms. The Assyrian Empire was defeated, in 612 BC, by an alliance of Medes (an Iranian people), Persians (Iran), Babylonians, and Cythians. Since then, Assyria has been governed by Persians, Greeks, Arabs and Turks. The Assyrians were the first non-Jewish people to accept Christianity, and since then, Christianity has become their identity. They burned all their ancient books that reminded them of their pagan kings. Thus, with time, a dark cloud was cast over their memories that separated them from their glorious past. But, now and then, there were sparks from the remote past that testified to the persistence of memory. Only recently has the full national awareness been restored. There are, still, scholars who doubt or deny any link between the ancient and the Modern Assyrians. They argue that the Assyrians were all massacred during the destruction of their empire. This book sets out to demonstrate that the Assyrians were not all massacred during the destruction of their country in 612 BC, and that they emerged as a Christian people in Assyria (northern Iraq) and the neighboring countries.
The Story of Chaldea from the Earliest Times to the Rise of Assyria
Title | The Story of Chaldea from the Earliest Times to the Rise of Assyria PDF eBook |
Author | Zénaïde Alexeïevna Ragozin |
Publisher | London : T. Fisher Unwin |
Total Pages | 422 |
Release | 1886 |
Genre | Babylon (Extinct city) |
ISBN |
The Chaldeans
Title | The Chaldeans PDF eBook |
Author | Yasmeen Hanoosh |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | 337 |
Release | 2019-05-30 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1786725967 |
Modern Chaldeans are an Aramaic speaking Catholic Syriac community from northern Iraq, not to be confused with the ancient Mesopotamian civilization of the same name. First identified as 'Chaldean' by the Catholic Church in the sixteenth century, this misnomer persisted, developing into a distinctive and unique identity. In modern times, the demands of assimilation in the US, together with increased hostility and sectarian violence in Iraq, gave rise to a complex and transnational identity. Faced with Islamophobia in the US, Chaldeans were at pains to emphasize a Christian identity, and appropriated the ancient, pre-Islamic history of their namesake as a means of distinction between them and other immigrants from Arab lands. In this, the first ethnographic history of the modern Chaldeans, Yasmeen Hanoosh explores these ancient-modern inflections in contemporary Chaldean identity discourses, the use of history as a collective commodity for developing and sustaining a positive community image in the present, and the use of language revival and monumental symbolism to reclaim association with Christian and pre-Christian traditions.
The Chaldeans
Title | The Chaldeans PDF eBook |
Author | Yasmeen S. Hanoosh |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 328 |
Release | 2019 |
Genre | Chaldean Catholics |
ISBN | 9781788316675 |
"Modern Chaldeans are an Aramaic speaking Catholic Syriac community from northern Iraq, not to be confused with the ancient Mesopotamian civilization of the same name. First identified as 'Chaldean' by the Catholic Church in the sixteenth century, this misnomer persisted, developing into a distinctive and unique identity. In modern times, the demands of assimilation in the US, together with increased hostility and sectarian violence in Iraq, gave rise to a complex and transnational identity. Faced with Islamophobia in the US, Chaldeans were at pains to emphasize a Christian identity, and appropriated the ancient, pre-Islamic history of their namesake as a means of distinction between them and other immigrants from Arab lands. In this, the first ethnographic history of the modern Chaldeans, Yasmeen Hanoosh explores these ancient-modern inflections in contemporary Chaldean identity discourses, the use of history as a collective commodity for developing and sustaining a positive community image in the present, and the use of language revival and monumental symbolism to reclaim association with Christian and pre-Christian traditions."--Bloomsbury Publishing.
Chaldea from the Earliest Times to the Rise of Assyria
Title | Chaldea from the Earliest Times to the Rise of Assyria PDF eBook |
Author | Zénaïde A. Ragozin |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 426 |
Release | 1891 |
Genre | Babylonia |
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