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Caring for the dead in ancient Israel / Kerry M. Sonia.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Archaeology and biblical studies ; no. 27.Publisher: Atlanta : SBL Press, [2020]Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 249 pages)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780884144625
  • 0884144623
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Caring for the dead in ancient IsraelDDC classification:
  • 393/.930933 23
LOC classification:
  • GT3274.5.P19 S6 2020eb
Other classification:
  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
The Israelite Cult of Dead Kin in its Ancient West Asian Context -- Necromancy and the Cult of Dead Kin in Ancient West Asia -- The Role of Women in the Israelite Cult of Dead Kin -- The Status of the Cult of Dead Kin in the Post-exilic Period.
Summary: "In Caring for the Dead in Ancient Israel, Kerry M. Sonia examines the commemoration and care for the dead in ancient Israel against the broader cultural backdrop of West Asia. This cult of dead kin, referred to as ancestor cult in some previous studies, in ancient West Asia comprised a range of ritual practices in which the living provided food and drink offerings, constructed commemorative monuments, invoked the names of the dead, and protected their remains"-- Provided by publisher.
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Item type Current library Call number URL Status Notes Barcode
eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - EBSCO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (ebsco)2664499

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Israelite Cult of Dead Kin in its Ancient West Asian Context -- Necromancy and the Cult of Dead Kin in Ancient West Asia -- The Role of Women in the Israelite Cult of Dead Kin -- The Status of the Cult of Dead Kin in the Post-exilic Period.

"In Caring for the Dead in Ancient Israel, Kerry M. Sonia examines the commemoration and care for the dead in ancient Israel against the broader cultural backdrop of West Asia. This cult of dead kin, referred to as ancestor cult in some previous studies, in ancient West Asia comprised a range of ritual practices in which the living provided food and drink offerings, constructed commemorative monuments, invoked the names of the dead, and protected their remains"-- Provided by publisher.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 16, 2020).