Household and Family Religion in Antiquity

Household and Family Religion in Antiquity, John  Bodel audiobook. ISDN43494717

John Bodel and Saul Olyan

Genre:historical literature

Language:English

Type:PDF book

Publisher:John Wiley & Sons Limited

Publication date:08.12.2022

Price:$190.83

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The first book to explore the religious dimensions of the family and the household in ancient Mediterranean and West Asian antiquity. Advances our understanding of household and familial religion, as opposed to state-sponsored or civic temple cults Reconstructs domestic and family religious practices in Egypt, Greece, Rome, Israel, Mesopotamia, Ugarit, Emar, and Philistia Explores many household rituals, such as providing for ancestral spirits, and petitioning of a households patron deities or of spirits associated with the house itself Examines lifecycle rituals – from pregnancy and birth to maturity, old age, death, and beyond Looks at religious practices relating to the household both within the home itself and other spaces, such as at extramural tombs and local sanctuaries

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