The city gate in ancient Israel and her neighbors : : the form, function, and symbolism of the civic forum in the southern Levant / / Daniel A. Frese.
"In The City Gate in Ancient Israel and Her Neighbors, Daniel A. Frese provides a wide-ranging portrayal of one of the most prominent social institutions in the kingdoms of the southern Levant during the Iron II period: the use of the city gate as a hub for numerous and diverse civic functions....
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| Superior document: | Culture and history of the ancient Near East ; Volume 108 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden, The Netherlands ;, Boston : : Brill,, [2020] ©2020 |
| Year of Publication: | 2020 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Culture and history of the ancient Near East ;
Volume 108. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
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Table of Contents:
- Gatehouse Architecture : the Ground Floor
- Gatehouse Architecture, Part 2 : the Upper Floor
- The Architectural Purpose of the Gatehouse
- The Use of the Gatehouse
- Gate Complexes and City Planning
- The Gate as a Public Space
- The City Council in the Gate
- Other Gate Functions
- Figurative Gates
- Gate Symbolism
- Gates as Boundaries
- Summary and Conclusion
- Appendix A. Chart of Gatehouse Dimensions
- Appendix B. Chart of Average Gatehouse Dimensions
- Appendix C. Plans of Gates in Corpus.