ISBN:
9781628372113
,
9780884142959
Language:
English
Pages:
xxv, 329 Seiten
,
Illustrationen
Year of publication:
2018
Series Statement:
Archaeology and biblical studies Number 23
Series Statement:
Archaeology and biblical studies
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
305.230933
Keywords:
Bible Antiquities
;
Children History To 1500
;
Children Social conditions
;
Households History To 1500
;
Sociology, Biblical
;
Social archaeology
;
Household archaeology
;
Kind
;
Palestine History To 70 A.D.
;
Palestine Antiquities
;
Israel
;
Israel
;
Kind
Abstract:
"Growing Up in Ancient Israel uses a child-centered methodology to investigate the world of children in ancient Israel. Where sources from ancient Israel are lacking, the book turns to cross-cultural materials from the ancient Near East as well as anthropological and ethnographic sources. Acknowledging that childhood is both biologically determined and culturally constructed, the book explores conception, birth, infancy, dangers in childhood, the growing child, play, dress, and death. To bridge the gap between the ancient world and today's world, Kristine Henriksen Garroway brings in examples from contemporary society to illustrate that the Hebrew Bible informs a Western understanding of children and childhood" ...
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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