= Schachner A., Building for King and Country:
Architecture as a Symbol of the Hittite
Empire, in: HHE 421-466. [Ch. 9; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110661781-010. Abstract: "Since the beginning of the study of Hittite culture, architecture has
played a central role. While the focus has long been on a typological-descriptive
approach to inventory the findings, the potential for understanding the development
of social structures has long remained untapped. The changes in the built
environment show how the establishment of the Hittite dynasty brought about
changes in social organization and economic processes in Central Anatolia.
This is particularly visible in the introduction of new and indigenous ground
plans, which codified the social behaviors associated with them far beyond
their formative phase, thus contributing significantly to identity formation and
the creation of social cohesion. Thus, the findings demonstrate the function of
state-sponsored Hittite architecture within the framework of the state’s exercise
of power. However, it is noteworthy that Hittite state culture and architecture was
apparently unable to fundamentally change the longue durée of cultural development
in Central Anatolia. For this was molded by geography and thus offered
limited possibilities for change".] Neue Abfrage | New Search
