Shane M. Thompson (PhD Brown University) is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at North Carolina Wesleyan University. He is the co-editor of the forthcoming volumes Power and Identity at the Margins of the Ancient Near East, Understanding Power in the Ancient Near East, Volume 1: Approaches, and Understanding Power in the Ancient Near East, Volume 2: Manifestations and Responses.

• List of FiguresAcknowledgments1. IntroductionPart I: The Hittites and the Late Bronze Age Northern Levant2. Epigraphic Evidence for Cultural Hegemony and Counter-Hegemony from Emar3. Epigraphic Evidence for Cultural Hegemony and Counter-Hegemony from Ugarit4. Archaeological Evidence from SyriaPart II: Egypt and the Late Bronze Age Southern Levant 5. Egyptian Conceptions and Manifestations of Border in the Southern Levant6. Egyptian Temples in the Southern LevantPart III: The Neo-Assyrians, Neo-Babylonians, and the Iron Age Southern Levant7. Neo-Assyrian Conceptions and Manifestations of Borders in the Iron Age Southern Levant8. Counter-Hegemony in the Iron Age Southern Levant9. The Neo-Babylonians in the Levant10. The Neo-Babylonians in the Iron Age Prophets11. ConclusionsWorks CitedIndex

Shane M. Thompson (PhD Brown University) is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at North Carolina Wesleyan University. He is the co-editor of the forthcoming volumes Power and Identity at the Margins of the Ancient Near East, Understanding Power in the Ancient Near East, Volume 1: Approaches, and Understanding Power in the Ancient Near East, Volume 2: Manifestations and Responses.

• List of FiguresAcknowledgments1. IntroductionPart I: The Hittites and the Late Bronze Age Northern Levant2. Epigraphic Evidence for Cultural Hegemony and Counter-Hegemony from Emar3. Epigraphic Evidence for Cultural Hegemony and Counter-Hegemony from Ugarit4. Archaeological Evidence from SyriaPart II: Egypt and the Late Bronze Age Southern Levant 5. Egyptian Conceptions and Manifestations of Border in the Southern Levant6. Egyptian Temples in the Southern LevantPart III: The Neo-Assyrians, Neo-Babylonians, and the Iron Age Southern Levant7. Neo-Assyrian Conceptions and Manifestations of Borders in the Iron Age Southern Levant8. Counter-Hegemony in the Iron Age Southern Levant9. The Neo-Babylonians in the Levant10. The Neo-Babylonians in the Iron Age Prophets11. ConclusionsWorks CitedIndex

Shane M. Thompson (PhD Brown University) is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at North Carolina Wesleyan University. He is the co-editor of the forthcoming volumes Power and Identity at the Margins of the Ancient Near East, Understanding Power in the Ancient Near East, Volume 1: Approaches, and Understanding Power in the Ancient Near East, Volume 2: Manifestations and Responses.

• List of FiguresAcknowledgments1. IntroductionPart I: The Hittites and the Late Bronze Age Northern Levant2. Epigraphic Evidence for Cultural Hegemony and Counter-Hegemony from Emar3. Epigraphic Evidence for Cultural Hegemony and Counter-Hegemony from Ugarit4. Archaeological Evidence from SyriaPart II: Egypt and the Late Bronze Age Southern Levant 5. Egyptian Conceptions and Manifestations of Border in the Southern Levant6. Egyptian Temples in the Southern LevantPart III: The Neo-Assyrians, Neo-Babylonians, and the Iron Age Southern Levant7. Neo-Assyrian Conceptions and Manifestations of Borders in the Iron Age Southern Levant8. Counter-Hegemony in the Iron Age Southern Levant9. The Neo-Babylonians in the Levant10. The Neo-Babylonians in the Iron Age Prophets11. ConclusionsWorks CitedIndex