Research Catalog

Title

Family religion in Babylonia, Syria, and Israel : continuity and changes in the forms of religious life / by Karel van der Toorn.

Author

Toorn, K. van der.

Publication

Leiden ; New York : E.J. Brill, 1996.

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Details

Description

vi, 491 pages; 25 cm.

Summary

"This volume deals with the religious practices of the family in the ancient Babylonian, Syrian, and Israelite civilizations. On the basis of a wealth of documents from both the private and the literary realm, the book gives an exhaustive description and analysis of the rites of the ancestor cult and the devotion to local gods. The author demonstrates the role of these two aspects of family religion in the identity construction of its followers. The section dealing with Israel pays particular attention to the relationship between family religion and state religion. The emergence of the state religion under King Saul marked the beginning of a competition between civil and private religion. Though the two had great influence upon each other, the tension between them was never resolved. A study of their interaction proves to be a key for the understanding of the development of Israelite religion during the monarchic period." "The book is of particular importance to biblical scholars, Assyriologists, and all those interested in the history of ancient Near Eastern religion."--BOOK JACKET.

Series Statement

Studies in the history and culture of the ancient Near East, 0169-9024 ; v. 7

Uniform Title

Studies in the history and culture of the ancient Near East ; v. 7.

Subjects

• Israel
• Families > Religious life > Syria
• Excavations (Archaeology)
• Čubrilović Familie : 19. Jh.-
• Criticism, interpretation, etc
• Bibel > Altes Testament
• Bible > Old Testament > Criticism, interpretation, etc
• Israël > Religion > Antiquité
• Syrie > Religion > Antiquité
• Babylone > Religion
• Moyen-Orient > Histoire religieuse > Antiquité
• Proche-Orient > Histoire religieuse
• Alter Orient
• Israel > Altertum
• Syria > Ugarit (Extinct city)
• Families > Religious life > Iraq > Babylonia
• Families > Religious life > Syria > Ugarit (Extinct city)
• Families > Religious life > Israel
• Babylonia > Religion
• Israel > Religion
• Excavations (Archaeology) > Middle East
• Religion
• Religionsausübung
• Ahnenkult
• Familie
• Godsdienst
• Sanctuaires domestiques > Proche Orient > histoire > Antiquité
• Religion assyro-babylonienne
• Morts > Culte > Moyen-Orient > Histoire > Antiquité
• Famille > Vie religieuse > Ougarit (ville ancienne)
• Famille > Vie religieuse > Israël
• Famille > Vie religieuse > Babylonie
• Fouilles archéologiques > Moyen-Orient
• Ugarit (Extinct city) > Religion
• Middle East > Babylonia

Genre/Form

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references ( p. [389]-449) and indexes.

Contents

Part one : Babylonia : the forms and functions of family religion -- Family and household in the old Babylonian society -- The cult of the ancestors : a historical focus of identity -- The veneration of family gods : a local focus of identity 00 Family religion and the individual : theology and ethics -- In good days and bad days : the comfort of family religion -- Part two : Syria : the continuity of family religion -- Family religion in the West : persisting patterns -- Part three : Israel : from family religion to personal devotion -- Family, household, and clan in early Israelite society -- A hidden heritage : the Israelite cult of the dead -- Religion before the monarchy : the gods of the fathers -- The people of Yahweh : Saul and the rise of state religion -- Inventing a national identity : the Exodus as charter myth -- Integration and opposition : religion under Omrides -- In search of new identities : the Ephraimite Diaspora.

ISBN

• 9004104100
• 9789004104105
• 9781628371680
• 1628371684

LCCN

95045168

OCLC

• ocm33442023
• 33442023
• SCSB-2107072

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library