Social theory and the study of Israelite religion [[electronic resource] ] : essays in retrospect and prospect / / edited by Saul M. Olyan

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910786328403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Atlanta, : Society of Biblical Literature, c2012
• ISBN: 1-283-95977-1; 1-58983-689-8
• Descrizione fisica: x, 219 p
• Collana: Society of Biblical Literature resources for biblical study ; ; no. 71
• Altri autori (Persone): OlyanSaul M
• Disciplina: 296.09/01
• Soggetti: Judaism - History - To 70 A.D; Social sciences - Philosophy
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.