Sacred Time, Sacred Place : : Archaeology and the Religion of Israel / / ed. by Barry M. Gittlen.
Thirteen essays from an ASOR symposium on the relationship among archaeology, text and our understanding of ancient Israelite religion. Contributors include: J. Z. Smith, W. G. Dever, Z. Zevit, K. van der Toorn, J. M. Sasson, E. Bloch-Smith, S. Gitin, B. A. Levine, W. T. Pitard, T. J. Lewis, and B....
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Penn State University Press Complete eBook-Package Pre-2014 |
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Place / Publishing House: | University Park, PA : : Penn State University Press, , [2021] ©2002 |
Year of Publication: | 2021 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (240 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Archaeology and the Religion of Israel -- Part I. Charting the Course: The Relationship between Text and Artifact -- Religion Up and Down, Out and In -- Theology, Philology, and Archaeology: In the Pursuit of Ancient Israelite Religion -- Philology and Archaeology: Imagining New Questions, Begetting New Ideas -- Part II. Prayers in Clay: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Figurines -- Israelite Figurines: A View from the Texts -- On the Use of Images in Israel and the Ancient Near East: A Response to Karel van der Toorn -- Part III. The Mythology of Sacred Space: Structure and Structuralism -- Preamble to a Temple Tour -- Solomon's Temple: The Politics of Ritual Space -- The Four-Horned Altar and Sacred Space: An Archaeological Perspective -- Ritual as Symbol: Modes of Sacrifice in Israelite Religion -- Part IV. Death in the Life of Israel -- Death in the Life of Israel -- Tombs and Offerings: Archaeological Data and Comparative Methodology in the Study of Death in Israel -- How Far Can Texts Take Us? Evaluating Textual Sources for Reconstructing Ancient Israelite Beliefs about the Dead -- Indexes -- Index of Authors -- Index of Scripture |
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Summary: | Thirteen essays from an ASOR symposium on the relationship among archaeology, text and our understanding of ancient Israelite religion. Contributors include: J. Z. Smith, W. G. Dever, Z. Zevit, K. van der Toorn, J. M. Sasson, E. Bloch-Smith, S. Gitin, B. A. Levine, W. T. Pitard, T. J. Lewis, and B. M. Gittlen. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9781575065274 9783110745269 |
DOI: | 10.1515/9781575065274?locatt=mode:legacy |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | ed. by Barry M. Gittlen. |