{"product_id":"household-and-family-religion-in-antiquity-paperback","title":"Household and Family Religion in Antiquity - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Bodel\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eSaul M. Olyan\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first book to explore the religious dimensions of the family and the household in ancient Mediterranean and West Asian antiquity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAdvances our understanding of household and familial religion, as opposed to state-sponsored or civic temple cults\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReconstructs domestic and family religious practices in Egypt, Greece, Rome, Israel, Mesopotamia, Ugarit, Emar, and Philistia\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores many household rituals, such as providing for ancestral spirits, and petitioning of a household's patron deities or of spirits associated with the house itself\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines lifecycle rituals - from pregnancy and birth to maturity, old age, death, and beyond\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLooks at religious practices relating to the household both within the home itself and other spaces, such as at extramural tombs and local sanctuaries\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTraditional scholarship on religion in antiquity has favoured the study of national, regional, or municipal worship, overlooking the significant day-to-day rituals and beliefs that existed beyond the contexts of state-sponsored or civic temple cults. \u003ci\u003eHousehold and Family Religion in Antiquity: Contextual and Comparative Perspectives\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book to explore the religious dimensions of the family and the household in ancient Mediterranean and West Asian antiquity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith an approach that is both contextual and comparative, essays examine domestic and familial religious practices in Egypt, Greece, Rome, Israel, Mesopotamia, Ugarit, Emar, and Philistia. Taking in a range of religious expression, from supplication of a household's patron deities to contact with dead ancestors, \u003ci\u003eHousehold and Family Religion in Antiquity\u003c\/i\u003e advances our understanding of a distinct and widespread ancient religious phenomenon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Bodel\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Classics and History at Brown University. He writes about Roman social and cultural history, Latin epigraphy, and Latin literature of the Empire. His books include \u003ci\u003eRoman Brick Stamps in the Kelsey Museum\u003c\/i\u003e (1983), \u003ci\u003eGraveyards and Groves: A Study of the Lex Lucerina\u003c\/i\u003e (1994), \u003ci\u003eEpigraphic Evidence: Ancient History from Inscriptions\u003c\/i\u003e (editor, 2001), and \u003ci\u003eDediche sacre nel mondo greco-romano: Diffusione, funzioni, tipologie\u003c\/i\u003e (edited with Mika Kajava, 2008). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSaul M. Olyan\u003c\/b\u003e is Samuel Ungerleider Jr. Professor of Judaic Studies and Professor of Religious Studies, Brown University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eAsherah and the Cult of Yahweh in Israel\u003c\/i\u003e (1988), \u003ci\u003eA Thousand Thousands Served Him: Exegesis and the Naming of Angels in Ancient Judaism\u003c\/i\u003e (1993), \u003ci\u003eRites and Rank: Hierarchy in Biblical Representations of Cult\u003c\/i\u003e (2000), \u003ci\u003eBiblical Mourning: Ritual and Social Dimensions\u003c\/i\u003e (2004), and \u003ci\u003eDisability in the Hebrew Bible: Interpreting Mental and Physical Differences\u003c\/i\u003e (2008).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 344\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9.6 x 6.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 20, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51781678334240,"sku":"9781118255339","price":84.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/4e15d06fe0a44dd5f87e13a28ad4a8c8.webp?v=1780555203","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/household-and-family-religion-in-antiquity-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}