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Title of Article

GENDERING THE CONQUERED SPACE: THE MEANING OF SPATIAL METAPHORS IN ANCIENT NEAR EASTERN CONTEXTS


Issue
2
Date
2020

Article type
scientific article
UDC
94
Pages
43-48
Keywords
 


Authors
Madrayter I.
Insbrukskiy universitet


Abstract
The article deals with the functions of spatial metaphors in the context of conquering lands. Different metaphors were used to describe the process of conquest, especially by feminizing enemy territory. Whereas these metaphors were used in Assyrian sources in war time rhetoric, they served in the Old Testament to overcome destruction and loss of space. In both cultures, spatial metaphors echo current norms of gender, class, race and ethnicity but replace real geography.

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