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Interpreting Judean pillar figurines : gender and empire in Judean apotropaic ritual / Erin Darby.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Darby, Erin, author.
- Series:
- Forschungen zum Alten Testament. 2. Reihe ; 69.
- Forschungen zum Alten Testament 2. Reihe, 1611-4914 ; 69
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Figurines--Judaea (Region).
- Figurines.
- Figurines, Ancient.
- Israel--Antiquities.
- Israel.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (609 pages).
- Edition:
- 1. Aufl.
- Place of Publication:
- Tübingen, Germany : Mohr Siebeck, 2014.
- Summary:
- Judean Pillar Figurines regularly appear in discussions about Israelite religion, monotheism, and female practice. Erin Darby uses Near Eastern texts, iconography, the Hebrew Bible, and the archeology of Jerusalem to explore figurine function, the gender of figurine users, and the relationship between Judean figurines and the Assyrian Empire. (from the back cover)
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 3-16-152989-8
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