Community, Identity and Ideology

by Carter, Charles E.; Meyers, Carol L.

• ISBN13: 9781575060057
• ISBN10: 1575060051
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1996-12-01
• Publisher: Eisenbrauns

Table of Contents

Series Preface
Editors' Preface
Abbreviations
A Discipline in Transition: The Contributions of the Social Sciences to the Study of Hebrew Bible	p. 3
Sacrifice: Preliminary Survey	p. 43
Ancient Judaism	p. 65
From an Ethnic Group to a Religious Community: The Sociological Problem of Judaism	p. 95
The Abominations of Leviticus	p. 119
The Abominable Pig	p. 135
The Hebrew Conquest of Palestine	p. 152
Domain Assumptions and Societal Models in the Study of Pre-Monarchic Israel	p. 170
Sacrifices and Offerings in Ancient Israel: An Introduction	p. 182
Historical Understanding and Understanding the Religion of Israel	p. 201
The Impact of Modern and Social Science Assumptions on the Reconstruction of Israelite History	p. 230
Idealism and Materialism in Weber and Gottwald	p. 258
On the Use of "System Theory," "Macro Theories," and "Evolutionistic Thinking" in Modern Old Testament Research and Biblical Archaeology	p. 273
Charismatic Leadership in the Book of Judges	p. 293
Chiefs in Israel	p. 311
The Emergence of Israel: Social Tranformation and State Formation following the Decline in Late Bronze Age Trade	p. 335
The Emergence of the Monarchy in Israel: The Environmental and Socio-Economic Aspects	p. 377
Prophecy and Ecstasy: A Reexamination	p. 404
Prophecy: The Problem of Cross-Cultural Comparison	p. 423
Religion and Sociopolitical Structure in Early Israel: An Ethno-Archaeological Approach	p. 448
Life on the Land: The Subsistence Struggles of Early Israel	p. 471
Procreation, Production and Protection: Male-Female Balance in Early Israel	p. 489
The Place of Women in the Israelite Cultus	p. 515
The Politics of Ezra: Sociological Indicators of Postexilic Judaean Society	p. 537
Index of Authorities	p. 557
Index of Scripture	p. 567
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