Israel's beneficent dead
Subtitle: ancestor cult and necromancy in ancient Israelite religion and tradition
By: by Brian B. Schmidt.
Series: Forschungen zum Alten Testament,; 11
Publisher: J.C.B. Mohr (Paul Siebeck)
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Tübingen
Language: eng
Number of pages: 400
Subjects: Bible. O.T. -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.; Ancestor worship -- Biblical teaching.; Ancestor worship -- Middle East.; Dead -- Biblical teaching.; Dead -- Middle East.; Dead -- Religious aspects.; Israel -- Religion.; Middle East -- Religion.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Revision of the author's thesis (Ph.D.--Oxford, 1992).