The house of the father as fact and symbol : : patrimonialism in Ugarit and the ancient Near East / / by J. David Schloen.
The first two volumes on patrimonialism in Ugarit and the ancient Near East, this book opens with a lengthy introduction on the interpretation of social action and households in the ancient world. Following this foundation, Schloen embarks on a societal and domestic study of the Late Bronze Age king...
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| Superior document: | Studies in the archaeology and history of the Levant ; 2 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Winona Lake, Ind. : : Eisenbrauns,, 2001. |
| Year of Publication: | 2001 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Studies in the Archaeology and History of the Levant
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 414 pages) :; illustrations, maps. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preliminary Material
- Introduction
- Hermeneutics and the Human Sciences
- The Sense and Reference of Human Works
- Rethinking Social Systems
- The Patrimonial Ethic and the Spirit of Antiquity
- Rationalization and Its Discontents
- Before the Bourgeoisie
- Mediterranean Historical Demography
- Demography and Domestic Space in Ancient Israel
- Models of Bronze Age Near Eastern Society
- Canaanite Feudalism as Seen from Ugarit
- The Two-Sector Model: Ugarit and the “Asiatic Mode of Production”
- Patrimonial Society in the Bronze Age Near East
- House Plans and Neighborhood Organization
- The House of ͻIlu: Canaanite Gods and Human Society
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index of Texts Cited
- Index of Ancient Terms
- Author Index
- Subject Index.