Format:
1 online resource (709 pages)
ISBN:
9781433706400
Content:
This publication outlines the material preserved in the ancient Jewish cemeteries in the Land of Israel and provides a comprehensive and instructive study of Jewish funerary customs, practices, and rituals relating to death, burial and mourning, as well as addressing the meaning of Jewish funerary art and tradition.
Content:
Intro -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Terminology -- Glossary -- Chapter One: Cemeteries -- A. Jerusalem -- B. Jericho -- C. 'En Gedi -- The Burial Caves of Nahal David -- Nine Tombs at 'En Gedi -- D. Qumran -- E. 'En El-Ghuewir -- The Judean Desert Documents and Burial Practices -- F. Other Burials -- Tombs in South Judea -- Burials in Caves in the Judean Desert -- Chapter Two: Architecture of Rock-cut Tombs -- A. Monumental Tombs -- Monumental Tombs in the Kidron Valley -- Jason's Tomb -- Tomb of Queen Helene of Adiabene -- The Tomb of Herod's Family -- The Nazarite Family Tomb -- The Tomb of Nicanor -- B. Tombs with Ornamented Façade -- Classification of Rock-cut Tombs by their Façade Ornamentation -- C. Loculi Tombs -- Tomb Plan, Formation and Dimensions -- The Entrance -- Origins and Comparison of Loculi Tombs -- D. Arcosolia Tombs -- Headrests -- E. Other Tombs -- Chapter Three: Interment Receptacles -- A. Wooden Coffins -- Jericho Wooden Coffins -- 'En Gedi Wooden Coffins -- Nahal David Caves, 'En Gedi -- Qumran Wooden Coffins -- Comparative Material -- B. Ossuaries -- The Ossuaries: Material, Technique, Form -- Ossuary Ornamentation -- Sarcophagus-shaped Ossuaries -- Undecorated Ossuaries -- Clay Ossuaries -- Comparable Material -- Origin of Ossuaries -- C. Stone Sarcophagi -- Description of Sarcophagi -- Chapter Four: Funerary Art -- A. Tomb Ornamentation -- Ashlar Masonry Decoration -- Ornamented Dome and Ceiling -- Architectural Decoration -- B. Wall-Painting -- Description -- Style and Technique -- Significance of Motifs -- Conclusions -- Wall-painting in Other Tombs -- C. Drawing and Graffiti -- D. Ornamentations of Coffins, Ossuaries and Sarcophagi -- Wooden Coffin Decoration -- Ossuaries Ornamentation -- Sarcophagi Ornamentation -- E. Intentional Imperfection in Jewish Funerary Art -- Tombs -- Ossuaries.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9789004123731
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9789004123731
Additional Edition:
Print version Jewish Funerary Customs, Practices and Rites in the Second Temple Period
Language:
English
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=280637
