Women in Ugarit and Israel

Their Social and Religious Position in the Context of the Ancient Near East
Erscheinungsjahr 2003
ISBN: 978-90-04-11732-7
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 49, 782 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 1542 g

Reihe: Oudtestamentische Studiën, Old Testament Studies

In this volume the presupposition is investigated whether women in a polytheistic society had a better position than women in a monotheistic society. To this end the social and religious position of women in Ugarit according to its literary texts is compared to that of women in Israel according to the Hebrew Bible, while the wider context of the ancient Near East is also taken into consideration.
After an overview of feminist biblical exegesis, the book discusses the roles of women in the family and in society. It also provides an analysis of the roles of women as religious specialists and as worshippers. Finally, the data on the position of women in the literary texts is compared to that in non-literary texts.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Marsman, Hennie J

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Religionssoziologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionssoziologie und -psychologie, Spiritualität, Mystik
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften Altes Testament: Exegese, Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Altorientalische Geschichte & Archäologie

Über Autor(innen)

Hennie J. Marsman, Ph.D. in Theology (2003), Theological University Kampen, is an independent scholar.