Overview
Research of burials constitutes one of the main reliable sources of information related to various aspects of funerary practices and rituals, and offers a perception of ancient social life and community organization. The material remains of mortuary rituals is effective in reconstructing the history of a society, its religious beliefs and its social outlook. Tombs offer ample data on the artistic taste evinced by funerary architecture and the ornamentation of receptacles and objects. Changes in Jewish funerary practices did not alter the plan and architecture of the tombs. Though the funerary rites changed from inhumation in coffins and loculi to secondary burial by collecting bones in ossuaries the artifacts associated with these graves did not modify much and indicate that these were culturally and socially identical people. The study outlines the material preserved in the ancient Jewish cemeteries of the Second Temple period (first century BCE to first century CE) at Jerusalem, Jericho, 'En Gedi, Qumran and some other tomb sites. This volume is intended to provide a comprehensive and instructive study of Jewish funerary customs, practices, and rituals relating to death, burial and mourning, as well as addressing the meaning of Jewish funerary art and tradition.
Full Product Details
Author: Rachel Hachlili
Publisher: Brill
Imprint: Brill
Volume: 94
Dimensions:
Width: 16.50cm
, Height: 4.80cm
, Length: 24.20cm
Weight: 1.445kg
ISBN: 9789004123731
ISBN 10: 9004123733
Pages: 670
Publication Date: 29 November 2004
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
'Zweifellos ein weiteres Standardwerk aus der Werkstatt der Autorin, das ebenfalls viel Jahre massgebend sein wird.' Friedrich Schipper, Bibel und Liturgie, 2005.
'Zweifellos ein weiteres Standardwerk aus der Werkstatt der Autorin, das ebenfalls viel Jahre massgebend sein wird.' Friedrich Schipper, Bibel und Liturgie, 2005.
Author Information
Rachel Hachlili, Ph.D. in Archaeology, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, is Professor at the Department of Archaeology, University of Haifa, Israel. She is the author of Ancient Jewish Art and Archaeology in the Land of Israel (Brill, 1988); Ancient Jewish Art and Archaeology in the Diaspora (Brill, 1998); with A. Killebrew of Jericho, The Jewish Cemetery of the Second Temple Period. Israel Antiquity Reports no. 7 (Jerusalem, 1999), and The Menorah, The Ancient Seven-armed Candelabrum. Origin, Form and Significance (Brill, 2001).
