Households and Holiness: The Religious Culture of Israelite Women

by Carol Meyers

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781506488615
Publisher:	Augsburg Fortress, Publishers
Publication date:	06/13/2023
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	100
File size:	706 KB

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: The Tabernacle Menorah (Scolars Press, 1976), Haggai (Doubleday, 1987), Discovering Eve (Oxford University Press, 1988), Zecharia 9-14 (Doubleday, 1993). She is also the editor of Women in Scripture (Houghton Mifflin, 2000).