Social theory and the study of Israelite religion: essays in retrospect and prospect

Introduction / Saul M. Olyan -- Social theory and the study of Israelite religion : a retrospective on the past forty years of research / Robert R. Wilson -- Cult centralization, the erosion of kin-based communities, and the implications for women's religious practice / Susan Ackerman -- The Le...

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Corporate Author: American Council of Learned Societies (Other)
Contributors: Olyan, Saul M. 1959- (Editor)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Atlanta Society of Biblical Literature 2012
In: Resources for biblical study (number 71)
Year: 2012
Series/Journal:Resources for biblical study number 71
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Israel (Antiquity) / Religion / Sociology
Further subjects:B Collection of essays
B Social Sciences Philosophy
B Bible. Old Testament Criticism, interpretation, etc
B Judaism History To 70 A.D
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag; ACLS)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary:Introduction / Saul M. Olyan -- Social theory and the study of Israelite religion : a retrospective on the past forty years of research / Robert R. Wilson -- Cult centralization, the erosion of kin-based communities, and the implications for women's religious practice / Susan Ackerman -- The Levites and sociocultural change in ancient Judah : insights from Gerhard Lenski's social theory / Stephen L. Cook -- Away from ritual : the prophetic critique / Ronald Hendel -- "They have become women" : Judean diaspora and postcolonial theories of gender and migration / T.M. Lemos -- Text production and destruction in ancient Israel : ritual and political dimensions / Nathaniel B. Levtow -- The function of feasts : an anthropological perspective on Israelite religious festivals / Carol Meyers -- Theorizing violence in Biblical ritual contexts : the case of mourning rites / Saul M. Olyan -- Theories regarding witchcraft accusations and the Hebrew Bible / Rüdiger Schmitt -- Ritual theory, ritual texts, and the Priestly-Holiness writings of the Pentateuch / David P. Wright
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Persistent identifiers:HDL: 2027/heb.31349