{"product_id":"household-and-family-religion-in-antiquity-isbn-9781405175791","title":"Household and Family Religion in Antiquity","description":"The first book to explore the religious dimensions of the family and the household in ancient Mediterranean and West Asian antiquity.  \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  List of Figures vii  \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeries Editor's Preface xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMap xvi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Introduction 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn Bodel and Saul M. Olyan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Theorizing the Religion of Ancient Households and Families 5\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eStanley K. Stowers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Family Religion in Second Millennium West Asia (Mesopotamia, Emar, Nuzi) 20\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKarel van der Toorn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 The Integration of Household and Community Religion in Ancient Syria 37\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDaniel E. Fleming\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Family, Household, and Local Religion at Late Bronze Age Ugarit 60\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTheodore J. Lewis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Family Religion in Ancient Israel and its Surroundings 89\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRainer Albertz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Family Religion in Israel and the Wider Levant of the First Millennium bce 113\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSaul M. Olyan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Household Religion, Family Religion, and Women's Religion in Ancient Israel 127\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSusan Ackerman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Ashdod and the Material Remains of Domestic Cults in the Philistine Coastal Plain 159\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRüdiger Schmitt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Household Religion in Ancient Egypt 171\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRobert K. Ritner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Household and Domestic Religion in Ancient Egypt 197\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBarbara S. Lesko\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Household Religion in Ancient Greece 210\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChristopher A. Faraone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Family Matters: Domestic Religion in Classical Greece 229\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDeborah Boedeker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Cicero's Minerva, \u003ci\u003ePenates\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Mother of the \u003ci\u003eLares\u003c\/i\u003e: An Outline of Roman Domestic Religion 248\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn Bodel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Comparative Perspectives 276\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn Bodel and Saul M. Olyan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 283\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 314\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"While studies on the purpose and place of religion in ancient family life have been a topic of scholarly interest for some decades, this book is unique in both the scope of the papers presented and the underlying theoretical approaeh by which they are linked.\" (\u003ci\u003eJournal of World History\u003c\/i\u003e, December 2009)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The volume stands as a splendid landmark in opening up comparative discussion about family and domestic religion in the ancient world, and does so with an admirably wide-reaching geographical and chronological scope\" (\u003ci\u003eNew England Classics Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, August 2009)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This volume will find its place on the bookshelf of anyone looking for an authoritative treatment of religion and society in Mediterranean and West Asian antiquity.\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Classical Journal,\u003c\/i\u003e August 2009)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"As a collection of essays that provides insightful consideration of family or household religious life in many Near Eastern and classical cultures, it has the added benefit of offering a comparative perspective.\" (\u003ci\u003eCatholic Biblical Quarterly,\u003c\/i\u003e Spring 2009)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"[I would] recommend the book as a worthy addition to the field of ancient religious studies and a good read for those interested in the subject.\" (\u003ci\u003eScholia Reviews,\u003c\/i\u003e 2009)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The methodology of the volume is thus simultaneously contextual and comparative. An introductory essay provides a theorization of 'family,' 'household,' and 'religion' as analytical and comparative categories. A conclusion, written by the editors, offers comparative perspectives and suggests directions for future research. The individual essays provide excellent introductions to family religion in various historical periods, and would work well as introductory readings in undergraduate and graduate courses.... \u003cb\u003eRecommended.\u003c\/b\u003e\" (\u003ci\u003eCHOICE\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"[The book] offers a counterpart to text-based religion - which equates to civic, public, state religion - by analysing religious rituals, locations and objects in setting governed more by collective memory than by rules.\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Times Literary Supplement,\u003c\/i\u003e August 2008)\u003c\/p\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).\u003cbr\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  Traditional 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.\u003cbr\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 \u003cp\u003e\"This impressive volume constitutes an important contribution to the study of ancient religion and society. It fills a longstanding need for an authoritative overview of domestic religion, and does so in a way that is theoretically sophisticated and fully engaged with recent scholarship. This book will no doubt quickly prove to be an essential point of reference for all those interested in ancient society and ancient religion alike.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eJames B. Rives\u003c\/b\u003e, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989372584165,"sku":"NP9781405175791","price":157.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405175791.jpg?v=1761783858","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/household-and-family-religion-in-antiquity-isbn-9781405175791","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}