[PDF.15va] Households And Holiness: The Religious Culture Of Israelite Women (Facets)

Households And Holiness: The Religious Culture Of Israelite Women (Facets)

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 | #1221354 in Books |  2005-05-31 | Ingredients: Example Ingredients | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  .32 x4.30 x7.02l,.24 | File type: PDF | 105 pages

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||4 of 6 people found the following review helpful.| It's a very small short book with an original premise.|By Customer|Meyers maintains that many of women's ancient religious practices took place in the home not the temples and have therefore been overlooked by Biblical scholars. In order to get an accurate picture of the religious lives of ancient Hebrew women one must take into account all aspects of archeology, ethnography,|About the Author|Carol Meyers has been a leader in Old Testament studies and archaeology for thirty years. Her volume Discovering Eve: Ancient Israelite Women in Context (Oxford Univ. Press, 1988) has set the standard for the study of women in ancient Israel.

This brief study provides a clear and succinct overview of the role women played in ancient Israelite religion. Meyers points out that too many scholars have left women out of the picture of Israelite religion all together, and that others have treated them simply as part of "non-orthodox" official religion. The author stresses the diversity of religious practices in ancient Israel and that we should take into account "magic" as an important avenue of inquiry, as well as...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Households And Holiness: The Religious Culture Of Israelite Women (Facets)   |  Carol L. Meyers. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.

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