Archaeology, anthropology and cult : the sanctuary at Gilat, Israel / edited by Thomas E. Levy.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Levy, Thomas Evan

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Series:

Approaches to anthropological archaeology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Excavations (Archaeology).

Gilat Site (Israel).

Negev (Israel)--Antiquities.

Negev (Israel).

Copper age.

Excavations (Archaeology)--Israel--Negev.

Religion and sociology.

Social change.

Shrines.

Israel--Negev.

Physical Description:

x, 875 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; Oakville, CT : Equinox, 2006.

Contents:

Archaeology, anthropology and cult : exploring religion in formative Middle Range societies / Thomas E. Levy

Cults, shrines, and the emergence of regional ritual centers : the view from New Guinea / Donald Tuzin

Tribal pilgrimages to saints' tombs in South Sinai / Emanuel Marx

The rise of a new Negev cult center today : Baba Sali's sanctuary in Netivot, Israel / Yoram Bilu

The sanctuary sequence : excavations at Gilat : 1975-77, 1989, 1990-92 / Thomas E. Levy, David Alon, Yorke M. Rowan, and Morag Kersel

Farming? feasting? herding? : large mammals from the Chalcolithic of Gilat / Caroline Grigson

Marine and riverine shells from Gilat / Daniella E. Bar-Yosef Mayer

Death and the sanctuary : the human remains from Gilat / Patricia Smith, Tania Zagerson, Pamela Sabari, Jonathan Golden, Thomas E. Levy and Leslie Dawson

The technology of the Gilat pottery assemblage : a reassessment / Yuval Goren

Gilat's ceramics : cognitive dimensions of pottery production / Catherine Commenge, T.E. Levy, and E. Kansa

The chipped stone assemblage at Gilat / Yorke M. Rowan

Gilat's ground stone assemblage : stone fenestrated stands, bowls, palettes, and related artifacts / Yorke M. Rowan, Thomas E. Levy, David Alon, and Yuval Goren

The worked bone from the Chalcolithic site of Gilat : interim report / Caroline Grigson

The intensification of production at Gilat : textile production / Thomas E. Levy, Wendy Conner, Yorke M. Rowan, and David Alon

Gilat's figurines : exploring the social and symbolic dimensions of representation / Catherine Commenge, Thomas E. Levy, David Alon, and Eric Kansa

Conclusion : the evolution of a Levantine prehistoric regional cult center / Thomas E. Levy.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

ISBN:

190476858X

OCLC:

55095923

Publisher Number:

9781904768586 (pbk.)