Women and the religion of ancient Israel
Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- PART ONE: WHERE? THE SITES OF WOMEN'S RELIGIOUS PRACTICE -- 1. "Micah's Mother Had Made a Cast-Metal Figurine": Women and An...
| Summary: | Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- PART ONE: WHERE? THE SITES OF WOMEN'S RELIGIOUS PRACTICE -- 1. "Micah's Mother Had Made a Cast-Metal Figurine": Women and Ancient Israelite Household Religion, I -- 2. "The Women Knead Dough": Women and Ancient Israelite Household Religion, II -- 3. "She Went Up with Her Husband to Offer the Annual Sacrifice": Women and Ancient Israel's Regional Sanctuaries, I -- 4. "She Prayed to Yahweh, She Wept... and She Made a Vow": Women and Ancient Israel's Regional Sanctuaries, II -- 5. "This Is the King's Sanctuary and a Temple of the Kingdom": Women and Ancient Israel's State Temples, I -- 6. "At the Time of Her Menstruation, She Shall Be Unclean": Women and Ancient Israel's State Temples, II -- PART TWO: WHEN? THE CALENDAR OF WOMEN'S RELIGIOUS LIVES -- 7. "There Is a Yearly Sacrifice... for All the Family": The Israelite Woman's Ritual Year, I -- 8. "You Will Make Three Pilgrimage Journeys to Me": The Israelite Woman's Ritual Year, II -- PART THREE: WHO? WOMEN RELIGIOUS FUNCTIONARIES -- 9. "When the Young Women of Shiloh Come Out to Dance in the Dances": Women Ritual Musicians in Ancient Israel -- 10. "The Daughters of Your People Who Prophesy": Ancient Israel's Women Prophets -- 11. "Find Me a Woman Who Is a Medium": Ancient Israel's Women Magicians -- 12. "The Ṣōbé'ôt Who Served at the Entrance to the Tent of Meeting": Determining Their Religious Role -- 13. "The Qĕdēšâ Among the Daughters of Israel": Defining Her Identity Within the Israelite Cult -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index of Subjects -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- Index of Modern Authors -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (577 pages) |
| ISBN: | 0300264887 |