essay

The family in early Israel

Families in ancient Israel, Leo G. Perdue … [et alLouisville, Ky.Published In 1997 • Pages: 1-47

By: Meyers, Carol L..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This ethnoarchaeological approach to reconstructing the early highland Israelite household and village focuses on "four-room" or "pillared houses" and associated evidence for family organization and cooperative activities. The author discusses the role of kinship within and between family units, as well as gender relations and the religious life of the extended family.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Topography and geology
Agriculture
Dwellings
Grounds
Building interiors and arrangement
Settlement patterns
Real property
Labor and leisure
Household
Extended families
Functional specialization areas
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
essay
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
1200–1000 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
Carol Meyers
Includes bibliographical references
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
96041778
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Families--Palestine--History