Interpreting Judean pillar figurines
Subtitle: gender and empire in Judean apotropaic ritual
By: Erin Darby
Series: Forschungen zum Alten Testament. 2. Reihe -- 69; Forschungen zum Alten Testament -- 69.
Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Tübingen
Language: eng
Number of pages: 588
ISBN-13: 9783161524929
Subjects: Figurine; Terrakotta; Figurines; Antiquities; Frau; Kultbild; Idololatrie; Apotropäon; Ritus; Stele; Ancient Figurines
Description: Judean Pillar Figurines regularly appear in discussions about Israelite religion, monotheism, and female practice. Erin Darby uses Near Eastern texts, iconography, the Hebrew Bible, and the archeology of Jerusalem to explore figurine function, the gender of figurine users, and the relationship between Judean figurines and the Assyrian Empire.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction and methodology; title: Interpretive trends; title: Neo-Assyrian figurine rituals and archaeological interpretation; title: Kenyon's Jerusalem; title: Shiloh's Jerusalem; title: Terracotta figurines and Jerusalemite pottery production; title: The southeastern hill and its regional context; title: Clay and idols in the Hebrew Bible; title: Style and iconography; title: Figurines in historical context; title: Final summary and conclusions.