Recovering Women’s Rituals in the Ancient Near East
by Julye Bidmead
Using combined methodologies of feminist ideological criticism, ritual studies, and a reexamination of archaeological remains this book offers reconstructions of women’s rituals and rites of passage in ancient Israel, Canaan, and Mesopotamia during the first millennium BCE.
Using combined methodologies of feminist ideological criticism, ritual studies, and a re-examination of archaeological remains this book offers reconstructions of womens rituals and rites of passage in ancient Israel, Canaan, and Mesopotamia during the first millennium BCE.
Part I: Introduction Introduction to Women in the Near East Methodology Evidence: Textual Sources and Archaeological Remains Part II: Reconstucting Women's Rituals Mesopotamia i. Birth Rituals ii. Puberty rituals iii. Marriage Rituals iv. Fertility Rituals v. Death rituals vi. Other rites involving women's bodies vii. Women participating in male rites of passage viii. Summary of women's rituals in Mesopotamia Israel and Canaan i. Birth Rituals ii. Puberty rituals iii. Marriage Rituals iv. Fertility Rituals v. Death rituals vi. Other rites involving women's bodies vii. Women participating in male rites of passage viii. Summary of rituals in Israel and Canaan Part III: Summary and Conclusions Comparative Analysis End Matter Bibliography Appendices
- By (author) Julye Bidmead
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