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Children in the Ancient Near Eastern Household /

Children were an important part of the ancient Near Eastern household. This idea seems straightforward, but it can be understood in many ways. On a basic level, children are necessary for the perpetuation of a household. On a deeper level, the definitions of child and member of the household are far...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Garroway, Kristine Henriksen
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Winona Lake, Indiana : Eisenbrauns, 2014.
Colección:Explorations in ancient Near Eastern civilizations.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • List of tables and maps
  • Foundations : theory and childhood
  • Adoption
  • Orphans
  • Children as debt-slaves
  • The slave and hired child
  • Children in Biblical Israel
  • Child sacrifice
  • Child burials : an overview
  • Child burials in Canaan
  • Conclusions
  • Cuneiform texts
  • Archaeological data for burials in Canaan
  • Catalogue of sites
  • Glossary.