Festive meals in ancient Israel : Deuteronomy's identity politics in their ancient Near Eastern context /

This study investigates the festive meals in Deuteronomy's laws in comparison to depictions of meals in other biblical texts, as well as ancient Near Eastern texts and iconography. Its eclectic, interdisciplinary approach includes discussion of the archaeology of meals in the ancient Levant and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Altmann, Peter
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin ; New York : De Gruyter, ©2011.
Colección:Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft ; 424.
Temas:
Bible. > Deuteronomy > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible. > Deuteronomy
Dinners and dining > Biblical teaching.
Fasts and feasts > Biblical teaching.
Food habits > Israel.
Food habits > Middle East.
Habitudes alimentaires > Israël.
RELIGION > Biblical Studies > Old Testament.
Fasts and feasts > Biblical teaching
Food habits
Israel
Middle East
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This study investigates the festive meals in Deuteronomy's laws in comparison to depictions of meals in other biblical texts, as well as ancient Near Eastern texts and iconography. Its eclectic, interdisciplinary approach includes discussion of the archaeology of meals in the ancient Levant and recent anthropological findings on meals in order to emphasize the centrality of meals for identity formation as well as for political and religious rhetoric in the texts of Deuteronomy.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 299 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9783110255379
3110255375
1283400472
9781283400473
3110255367
9783110255362
ISSN:0934-2575 ;

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