ISBN:
0884144623
,
9780884144625
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 249 pages)
Series Statement:
Archaeology and biblical studies number 27
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Sonia, Kerry M Caring for the dead in ancient Israel
DDC:
393/.930933
Keywords:
Death
;
Dead Religious aspects
;
Judaism
;
Ancestor worship
;
Ancestor worship
;
Funeral rites and ceremonies, Ancient History
;
Funeral rites and ceremonies, Ancient History
;
Jewish funeral rites and ceremonies
;
Death
;
Funeral rites and ceremonies, Ancient
;
Jewish funeral rites and ceremonies
;
Ancestor worship
;
Dead ; Religious aspects ; Judaism
;
History
;
Middle East
;
Middle East ; Palestine
Abstract:
"In Caring for the Dead in Ancient Israel, Kerry M. Sonia examines the commemoration and care for the dead in ancient Israel against the broader cultural backdrop of West Asia. This cult of dead kin, referred to as ancestor cult in some previous studies, in ancient West Asia comprised a range of ritual practices in which the living provided food and drink offerings, constructed commemorative monuments, invoked the names of the dead, and protected their remains"--
Abstract:
The Israelite Cult of Dead Kin in its Ancient West Asian Context -- Necromancy and the Cult of Dead Kin in Ancient West Asia -- The Role of Women in the Israelite Cult of Dead Kin -- The Status of the Cult of Dead Kin in the Post-exilic Period.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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