Evans-Pritchard Lectures 2026: Lecture 2. War for Power and the Power of War: Charismatic Leaders in the Iron Age Levant

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Wed, 6 May 2026

17:00 - 18:30

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Old Library

All Souls College, Oxford OX1 4AL

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Delve into the dynamics of power and leadership in the Iron Age Levant.

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• Understand the social profile of political actors in the Iron Age Levant.

• Gain insights into contrasting views on political leadership at the time.

•Lecture focuses on Iron Age socio-political transformations in the Levant.
•Examines the role of charismatic warlords in early Israel.
•Explores the establishment of the Omrid dynasty in Samaria.
•Discusses the discursive foundations for the ethno-political identity of the kingdom of Israel.

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