Interpreting Judean pillar figurines : gender and empire in Judean apotropaic ritual
Erin Darby (Author)
Judean Pillar Figurines regularly appear in discussions about Israelite religion, monotheism, and female practice. Erin Darby uses Near Eastern texts, iconography, the Hebrew Bible, and the archeology of Jerusalem to explore figurine function, the gender of figurine users, and the relationship between Judean figurines and the Assyrian Empire. (from the back cover)
xx, 588 pages : 35 figures, 79 tables ; 24 cm.
9783161524929, 3161524926
891032399
Introduction and methodology
Interpretive trends
Neo-Assyrian figurine rituals and archaeological interpretation
Kenyon's Jerusalem
Shiloh's Jerusalem
Terracotta figurines and Jerusalemite pottery production
The southeastern hill and its regional context
Clay and idols in the Hebrew Bible
Style and iconography
Figurines in historical context
Final summary and conclusions