Land of our fathers: the roles of ancestor veneration in biblical land claims

This book argues that ancestor veneration plays important, and hitherto overlooked, socio-religious and ideological roles in various and competing territorial claims as presented in the Hebrew Bible

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Main Author: Stavrakopoulou, Francesca (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: New York, NY [u.a.] T & T Clark 2010
In: Library of Hebrew bible/Old Testament studies (473)
Year: 2010
Reviews:Land of Our Fathers: The Roles of Ancestor Veneration in Biblical Land Claims by Francesca Stavrakopoulou, T&T Clark, 2010 (ISBN 978-0-567-02881-5), xviii + 189 pp., hb £55 (2013) (Quick, Laura, 1987 -)
Series/Journal:Library of Hebrew bible/Old Testament studies Old Testament studies 473
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Old Testament / Israel (Antiquity) / Ancestral grave / Territorial claims
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
Further subjects:B Patriarchs (Bible)
B Land tenure Biblical teaching
B Bible O.T Criticism, interpretation, etc
B Bible. Old Testament Criticism, interpretation, etc
B Ancestor worship Biblical teaching
B Land use in the Bible
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Summary:This book argues that ancestor veneration plays important, and hitherto overlooked, socio-religious and ideological roles in various and competing territorial claims as presented in the Hebrew Bible
ISBN:056702881X