Households and Holiness: The Religious Culture of Israelite Women

Households and Holiness: The Religious Culture of Israelite Women
by: Carol Meyers (Author)
Publisher:Fortress Press,U.S.
Publication Date: 13 Jun. 2023
Language:English
Print Length:100 pages
ISBN-10:1506488609
ISBN-13:9781506488608
Book Description
For too long, some scholars have overlooked women’s role in the Israelite religion. Others have treated it as part of non-orthodox religion. Carol Meyers identifies this problem and seeks to correct narratives about Israelite women and religion in scholarship.Households and Holiness provides a clear and succinct overview of the religious lives of Israelite women. Meyers stresses the diversity of religious practices in ancient Israel, including magic as an important avenue of inquiry. She argues we must examine practices as well as beliefs. The book explores anthropology, archaeological evidence, ethnographic data, and textual sources. Meyers focuses not on women’s religion but rather on women’s religious culture.
About the Author
About the Author Carol Meyers is Professor Emerita of Religious Studies at Duke University. She is an archaeologist and biblical scholar who has published widely, including: Rediscovering Eve: Ancient Israelite Women in Context (2012), Exodus (2005), Discovering Eve: Ancient Israelite Women in Context (1991), and The Tabernacle Menorah: A Synthetic Study of A Symbol from the Biblical Cult (1972, 2003). She is also the editor of Women in Scripture (2000).