TY  - BOOK
AU  - Toorn,K.van der
TI  - Family religion in Babylonia, Syria, and Israel: continuity and changes in the forms of religious life 
T2  - Studies in the history and culture of the ancient Near East,
SN  - 9789004104105
AV  - BL1625 .F365 1996
PY  - 1996///
CY  - Leiden, The Netherlands
PB  - SBL Press
KW  - Bible
KW  - Old Testament
KW  - Criticism, interpretation, etc
KW  - Families
KW  - Religious life
KW  - Iraq
KW  - Babylonia
KW  - Syria
KW  - Ugarit (Extinct city)
KW  - Israel
KW  - Excavations (Archaeology)
KW  - Middle East
KW  - Ancient Mesopotamia History
KW  - History
N1  - 1 (pages 389-449) and indexes; PennsylvaniaRT ONE: BABYLONIA: THE FORMS AND FUNCTIONS OF FAMILY RELIGION --; Introduction to part one --; Family and household in the old Babylonian society --; The cult of the ancestors : a historical focus of identity --; The veneration of family gods : a local focus of identity --; Family religion and the individual : theology and ethics --; In good days and bad days : the comfort of family religion; PennsylvaniaRT TWO: SYRIA: THE ColoradoNTINUITY OF FAMILY RELIGION --; Introduction to part two --; Family religion in the West : persisting patterns; PennsylvaniaRT THREE: FROM FAMILY RELIGION TO PERSONAL DelawareVOTION --; Introduction to part three --; Family, household, and clan in early Israelite society --; A hidden heritage : the Israelite cult of the dead --; Religion before the monarchy : the gods of the fathers --; The people of Yahweh : Saul and the rise of state religion --; Inventing a national identity : the Exodus as charter myth --; Integration and opposition : religion under Omrides --; In search of new identities : the Ephraimite Diaspora; 2; CIU has obtained rights for you to copy and share this title in electronic or print format with students, faculty and staff
N2  - This volume deals with the religious practices of the family in the ancient Babylonian, Syrian, and Israelite civilizations. On the basis of a wealth of documents from both the private and the literary realm, the book gives an exhaustive description and analysis of the rites of the ancestor cult and the devotion to local gods. The author demonstrates the role of these two aspects of family religion in the identity construction of its followers. The section dealing with Israel pays particular attention to the relationship between family religion and state religion. The emergence of the state religion under King Saul marked the beginning of a competition between civil and private religion. Though the two had great influence upon each other, the tension between them was never resolved. A study of their interaction proves to be a key for the understanding of the development of Israelite religion during the monarchic period. The book is of particular importance to biblical scholars, Assyriologists, and all those interested in the history of ancient Near Eastern religion
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