ERIN DARBY Interpreting Judean Pillar Figurines Gender and Empire in Judean Apotropaic Ritual [Zur Deutung judäischer Säulen-Figurinen. Geschlecht und Reich in apotropäischen Ritualen in Judäa.] Published in English. Judean pillar gurines are one of the most common ritual objects from Iron II Israel. These small terracotta females have received a great deal of scholarly attention, appearing in discussions about Israelite religion, monotheism, and women's practice. Yet the gurines are still poorly understood. Modern interpreters connect the gurines with goddesses, popular religion, and females but often base their arguments on the presumed signi cance of the gurines' breasts and the Hebrew Bible. In contrast, archaeological context is frequently overshadowed or oversimpli ed. In an attempt to address these problems and to understand gurine rituals in Jerusalem, Erin Darby evaluates relevant Near Eastern texts, archaeological context, biblical texts, and Near Eastern iconography. She also explores changes in gurine iconography, the function of the gurines in rituals of healing and protection and the gender of gurine users. 2014. XX, 588 pages. FAT II 69 ISBN 978-3-16-152989-4 eBook PDF 99,00 € Erin Darby Born 1978; studied Hebrew Bible and Near Eastern archaeology, Duke University in Durham, North Carolina; since 2012 Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee. ISBN 978-3-16-152492-9 sewn paper 99,00 € Order now: [email protected] Phone: +49 (0)7071-923-17 Fax: +49 (0)7071-51104 Mohr Siebeck GmbH & Co. KG Postfach 2040 D-72010 Tübingen [email protected] www.mohr.de
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