7. Ethics of the non-élite

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. 1. Introduction 1
4. Part I Ideology, cosmology and ethics
5. 2. Ideology and the confrontation of cultures 13
6. 3. Assyrian cosmology 21
7. 4. Judahite and Israelite cosmology 29
8. Part II Ethics and society
9. 5. Ethics of the Assyrian élite 33
10. 6. Ethics of the Judahite and Israelite élite 65
11. 7. Ethics of the non-élite 97
12. Part III Ethics and history
13. 8. Developments in Assyrian ethics 117
14. 9. Developments in Judahite and Israelite ethics I 156
15. 10. Developments in Judahite and Israelite ethics II 174
16. 11. Conclusions 191
17. Backmatter 197