Studying Ancient Israelite Ritual: Methodological Considerations
Any adequate account of ancient Israel and its texts must include a study of its ritual practices. Most of what we would term ‘religion’ in that society was made up of regular events and the rituals that accompanied them. Harvest was celebrated with festivals, the slaughter of animals for food becam...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
2007
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Religion compass
Year: 2007, Volume: 1, Issue: 5, Pages: 579-586 |
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| Summary: | Any adequate account of ancient Israel and its texts must include a study of its ritual practices. Most of what we would term ‘religion’ in that society was made up of regular events and the rituals that accompanied them. Harvest was celebrated with festivals, the slaughter of animals for food became sacrifice rituals, death was accompanied by mourning rituals, etc. Studying these rituals is necessary yet difficult. Using recent theory from anthropology and textual study, numerous new studies have taken up these challenges. Using the study of animal sacrifice as its primary example, this essay explores the problems and prospects of the study of Israel's rituals. |
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| ISSN: | 1749-8171 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Religion compass
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-8171.2007.00033.x |