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Eisenbrauns Harlot or Holy Woman?: A Study of Hebrew Qedesah

Name: Harlot or Holy Woman?: A Study of Hebrew Qedesah
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Harlot or Holy Woman? presents an exhaustive study of qedešah, a Hebrew word meaning &;consecrated woman&; but rendered &;prostitute&; or &;sacred prostitute&; in Bible translations. Reexamining biblical and extrabiblical texts, Phyllis A. Bird questions how qedešah came to be associated with prostitution and offers an alternative explanation of the term, one that suggests a wider participation for women as religious specialists in Israel&;s early cultic practice. Bird&;s study reviews all the texts from classical antiquity cited as sources for an institution of &;sacred prostitution,&; alongside a comprehensive analysis of the cuneiform texts from Mesopotamia containing the cognate qadištu and Ugaritic texts containing the masculine cognate qdš. Through these texts, Bird presents a portrait of women dedicated to a deity, engaged in a variety of activities from cultic ritual to wet-nursing, and sharing a common generic name with the qedešah of ancient Israel. In the final chapter she returns to biblical texts, reexamining them in light of the new evidence from the ancient Near East. Considering alternative models for constructing women&;s religious roles in ancient Israel, this wholly original study offers new interpretations of key texts and raises questions about the nature of Israelite religion as practiced outside the royal cult and central sanctuary.

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Brand: Eisenbrauns
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 1575069814
Category: Books > Subjects > History > Ancient History & Civilisation
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 17 November 2019
Listed Since: 25 March 2019

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