Did God have a wife? : archaeology and folk religion in ancient Israel /
Dever, William G.
Did God have a wife? : archaeology and folk religion in ancient Israel / William G. Dever. - Grand Rapids, Michigan : W.B. Eerdmans, c2005. - xvi, 344 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 318-333) and indexes.
I. Defining and contextualizing religion -- II. The history of the history: In search of ancient Israel's religions -- III. Sources and methods for the study of ancient Israel's religions -- IV. The Hebrew Bible: Religious reality or theological Ideal? -- V. Archaeological evidence for folk religions in ancient Israel -- VI. The goddess Asherah and her cult -- VII. Asherah, women's cults, and "offical Yahwism" -- VIII. From polytheism to monotheism -- IX. What does the goddess do to help?
0802863942
Asherah (Semitic deity)
Jews--Folklore
Excavations (Archaeology)--Israel
Israel--Religion
Israel--Antiquities
299.2
Did God have a wife? : archaeology and folk religion in ancient Israel / William G. Dever. - Grand Rapids, Michigan : W.B. Eerdmans, c2005. - xvi, 344 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 318-333) and indexes.
I. Defining and contextualizing religion -- II. The history of the history: In search of ancient Israel's religions -- III. Sources and methods for the study of ancient Israel's religions -- IV. The Hebrew Bible: Religious reality or theological Ideal? -- V. Archaeological evidence for folk religions in ancient Israel -- VI. The goddess Asherah and her cult -- VII. Asherah, women's cults, and "offical Yahwism" -- VIII. From polytheism to monotheism -- IX. What does the goddess do to help?
0802863942
Asherah (Semitic deity)
Jews--Folklore
Excavations (Archaeology)--Israel
Israel--Religion
Israel--Antiquities
299.2