Interpreting Judean Pillar Figurines

Gender and Empire in Judean Apotropaic Ritual
1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-3-16-152492-9
Verlag: Mohr Siebeck

Buch, Englisch, 588 Seiten, Format (B × H): 231 mm x 154 mm, Gewicht: 910 g

Reihe: Forschungen zum Alten Testament. 2. Reihe

Judean pillar figurines are one of the most common ritual objects from Iron II Israel. These small terracotta females have received a great deal of scholarly attention, appearing in discussions about Israelite religion, monotheism, and women's practice. Yet the figurines are still poorly understood. Modern interpreters connect the figurines with goddesses, popular religion, and females but often base their arguments on the presumed significance of the figurines' breasts and the Hebrew Bible. In contrast, archaeological context is frequently overshadowed or oversimplified. In an attempt to address these problems and to understand figurine rituals in Jerusalem, Erin Darby evaluates relevant Near Eastern texts, archaeological context, biblical texts, and Near Eastern iconography. She also explores changes in figurine iconography, the function of the figurines in rituals of healing and protection and the gender of figurine users.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Darby, Erin

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Biblische Geschichte & Archäologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien: Literatur & Kunst
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Geschichte des Judentums Geschichte des Judentums: Biblische & Klassische Periode

Über Autor(innen)

Darby, Erin
Born 1978; studied Hebrew Bible and Near Eastern archaeology, Duke University in Durham, North Carolina; since 2012 Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Erin Darby
Born 1978; studied Hebrew Bible and Near Eastern archaeology, Duke University in Durham, North Carolina; since 2012 Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee.