The Archaeology of Cult in Middle Bronze Age Canaan : : The Sacred Area at Tel Haror, Israel / / Jill Katz.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Gorgias Press Backlist eBook-Package 2001-2013
• VerfasserIn: Katz, Jill,
• Place / Publishing House: Piscataway, NJ : : Gorgias Press, , [2013]; ©2013
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Language: English
• Series: Gorgias Studies in the Ancient Near East
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (268 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Table of Contents --; Preface --; Acknowledgments --; 1. Introduction --; 2. Towards A Model for Identifying Cult in the Archaeological Record --; 3. The Sacred Area at Tel Haror --; 4. Additional Middle Bronze Age Sacred Areas in Canaan --; 5. Analysis of Middle Bronze Age Sacred Areas in Canaan --; 6. Conclusion --; Appendix --; Bibliography --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781463216412; 9783111024141; 9783110663037
• DOI: 10.31826/9781463216412
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Jill Katz.

What was Canaanite religion like during the Middle Bronze Age, at the time of the biblical patriarchs? This volume presents a theoretical model for identifying ritual behavior in the archaeological record, providing a test case using the rich material culture and structures that have been unearthed at the biblical city of Gerar (Tel Haror, Israel).