The first book to explore the religious dimensions of the family and the household in ancient Mediterranean and West Asian antiquity. INDICE: List of Figures. Notes on Contributors. Series Editor's Preface. Acknowledgments. Map. 1. Introduction John Bodel and Saul M. Olyan 2. Theorizing the Religion of Ancient Households and Families: Stanley K. Stowers (Brown University) 3. Family Religion in Second Millennium West Asia (Mesopotamia, Emar, Nuzi): Karel van der Toorn (Universiteit van Amsterdam) 4. The Integration of Household and Community Religion in Ancient Syria: Daniel E. Fleming (New York University) 5. Family, Household, and Local Religion at Late Bronze Age Ugarit: Theodore J. Lewis (Johns Hopkins University) 6. Family Religion in Ancient Israel and Its Surroundings: Rainer Albertz (Westf„lische Wilhelms Universit„t, Münster) 7. Family Religion in Israel and the Wider Levant of the First Millennium BCE: Saul M. Olyan (Brown University) 8. Household Religion, Family Religion, and Women's Religion in Ancient Israel: Susan Ackerman (Dartmouth College) 9. Ashdod and the Material Remains of Domestic Cults in the Philistine Coastal Plain: Rüdiger Schmitt (University of Münster) 10. Household Religion in Ancient Egypt: Robert K. Ritner (The Oriental Institute, Chicago) 11. Household and Domestic Religion in Ancient Egypt: Barbara S. Lesko (Brown University) 12. Household Religion in Ancient Greece: Christopher A. Faraone (University of Chicago) 13. Family Matters: Domestic Religion in Classical Greece: Deborah Boedeker (Brown University) 15. Cicero's Minerva, Penates, and the Mother of the Lares: An Outline of Roman Domestic Religion: John Bodel (Brown University) 16. Comparative Perspectives: John Bodel (Brown University) and Saul M. Olyan (Brown University) Bibliography. Index.
- ISBN: 978-1-4051-7579-1
- Editorial: Blackwell
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 344
- Fecha Publicación: 01/05/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés