The city gate in ancient Israel and her neighbors : the form, function, and symbolism of the civic forum in the southern Levant /

"In The City Gate in Ancient Israel and Her Neighbors, Daniel A. Frese provides a wide-ranging portrayal of one of the most prominent social institutions in the kingdoms of the southern Levant during the Iron II period: the use of the city gate as a hub for numerous and diverse civic functions....

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Frese, Daniel A. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2020]
Colección:Culture and history of the ancient Near East ; v. 108.
Temas:
Gates > Palestine.
Gates > Syria.
Gates > Turkey.
Gatehouses > Palestine.
Gatehouses > Syria.
Gatehouses > Turkey.
Architecture, Ancient > Palestine.
Gates in the Bible.
Portes de ville > Palestine.
Portes de ville > Syrie.
Architecture antique > Palestine.
Portes de ville dans la Bible.
Antiquities.
Architecture, Ancient.
Gatehouses.
Gates.
Middle East > Antiquities.
Moyen-Orient > Antiquités.
Middle East.
Middle East > Palestine.
Syria.
Turkey.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Gatehouse Architecture : the Ground Floor
  • Gatehouse Architecture, Part 2 : the Upper Floor
  • The Architectural Purpose of the Gatehouse
  • The Use of the Gatehouse
  • Gate Complexes and City Planning
  • The Gate as a Public Space
  • The City Council in the Gate
  • Other Gate Functions
  • Figurative Gates
  • Gate Symbolism
  • Gates as Boundaries
  • Summary and Conclusion
  • Appendix A. Chart of Gatehouse Dimensions
  • Appendix B. Chart of Average Gatehouse Dimensions
  • Appendix C. Plans of Gates in Corpus.

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