Family and household religion in ancient Israel and the Levant
2.4.�Relations between different types of family households and to additional kin2.5.�Conclusions for reconstructing the Israelite family and household religion -- 2.6.�Religious-historical concepts regarding family religion -- 2.7.�Family and household religion within the religion of Israel...
| Summary: | 2.4.�Relations between different types of family households and to additional kin2.5.�Conclusions for reconstructing the Israelite family and household religion -- 2.6.�Religious-historical concepts regarding family religion -- 2.7.�Family and household religion within the religion of Israel -- Chapter 3 Elements of Domestic Cult in Ancient Israel -- 3.1.�Methodology -- 3.2.�Diagnostic objects and cult patterns -- 3.3.�Domestic cultic assemblages in Iron Age Judah and Israel -- 3.4.�Patterns of domestic cult activities in Iron Age Israel and Judah 3.5.�Comparative data from sites outside Israel and JudahChapter 4 Typology of Iron Age Cult Places -- 4.1.�Domestic cult: The house as space for ritual activities (Type IA) -- 4.2.�Domestic shrines (Type IB) -- 4.3.�Patterns of cult places outside the domestic realm -- 4.4.�Conclusions -- Chapter 5 Personal Names and Family Religion -- 5.1.�Introductory questions -- 5.2.�Religious beliefs expressed in Hebrew personal names -- 5.3.�Family beliefs related to the conduct of everyday life -- 5.4.�The deities venerated in family religion 5.5.�Iconographic evidence for iconic stamp seals serving personal piety and family religion (R. Schmitt)Chapter 6 Rites of Family and Household Religion -- 6.1.�Introduction -- 6.2.�Rites and rituals associated with the cycle of human life -- 6.3.�Rites, rituals, and observances set by the calendar -- 6.4.�Occasional rituals -- 6.5.�Taboos and other observances -- 6.6.�Family rites and rituals and their significance for the symbolic system of the family -- Chapter 7 Care for the Dead in the Context of the Household and Family -- 7.1.�Introduction 7.2.�Status of the dead7.3.�Mourning the dead -- 7.4.�Burying the dead -- 7.5.�Feeding the dead and other forms of post-mortem care for the dead -- 7.6.�Commemorating the dead -- 7.7.�Interrogating the dead -- 7.8.�Summary and conclusions: The functions of mortuary rites in the context of family and household religion -- Chapter 8 Summary -- 8.1.�Research history -- 8.2.�Methodology -- 8.3.�Archaeological evidence for domestic religious practices -- 8.4.�Typology of cult places outside the domestic realm Contents -- List of Figures -- Preface -- Abbreviations General -- Reference Works -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- 1.1.�History of research -- 1.2.�Interdisciplinary approach and temporal limitations of the subject -- 1.3.�The structure of the present book -- Chapter 2 Methodological Reflections -- 2.1.�Problems of modern and biblical terminology -- 2.2.�The problem of living space in domestic buildings -- 2.3.�Overcoming the discrepancy between the archaeological evidence and the biblical ideal |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. - Description based on print version record |
| Physical Description: | Online Ressource (xxi, 696 p.), ill. |
| ISBN: | 1575066688 |