Asherah, the mother goddess and asherah, the game board
The premise of this article is that the cult object asherah symbolized the mother goddess Asherah and was used during the Late Bronze period for playing a specific board game which had religious significance. The goddess Asherah has to be understood within the context of the Ancient Near Eastern cul...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2001
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| In: |
Journal for semitics
Year: 2001, Volume: 10, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 43-71 |
| Further subjects: | B
Board Game
B Late Bronze Period B Goddess Asherah B Cult Objects |
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| Summary: | The premise of this article is that the cult object asherah symbolized the mother goddess Asherah and was used during the Late Bronze period for playing a specific board game which had religious significance. The goddess Asherah has to be understood within the context of the Ancient Near Eastern culture where the mother goddess and her cult objects were associated with a specific game board / board game. The cult object asherah is connected with the ancient "board game of 58 holes" or the "shield board game" according to archaeological and iconographical evidence from all over the Ancient Near East. This interpretation helps to illuminate the background of the book of Judges. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for semitics
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| Persistent identifiers: | HDL: 10520/AJA10318471_174 |