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The cult of the dead in Judah: interpreting the material remains
Journal of biblical literature • 111 (2) • Published In 1992 • Pages: 213-224
By: Bloch-Smith, Elizabeth.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This study, based on archaeological and biblical sources, distinguishes between Canaanite and Judahite burials, highland and lowland burials, and official and popular cult practices. The author concludes that there were no significant changes over time in ancestral cult practices and attitudes.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Burial practices and funerals
- Cult of the dead
- Eschatology
- Revelation and divination
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Israelites
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Middle East
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Middle East
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Ian Skoggard; 2020
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- not specified
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1200–586 BC
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Israel; Palestinian territories
- NotesAdditional notes
- Elizabeth M. Bloch-Smith
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 01009638
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Jews--Social life and customs--To 70 A.D.