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Ancient Israel : its life and Institutions
- Title
- Ancient Israel : its life and Institutions / by Roland de Vaux ; translated by John McHugh.
- Author
- Vaux, Roland de, 1903-1971
- Publication
- New York : McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., [1961]
- ©1961
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Details
- Additional Authors
- McHugh, John, 1927-2006
- Description
- xxiii, 592 pages; 25 cm
- Summary
- Donated by Sydney Harris.
- Uniform Title
- Institutions de l'Ancien Testament. English
- Alternative Title
- Institutions de l'Ancien Testament.
- Subject
- Bibel
- Bible > Antiquities
- To 70
- Jews > Social life and customs > To 70 A.D
- Jews > Social life and customs
- Judentum
- Nomadismus
- Familienleben
- Sozialstruktur
- Gesellschaftsordnung
- Militär
- Jews > Social life and customs > To 586 B.C
- Jews > History > To destruction of the First Temple, 586 B.C
- Judaism > Customs and practices
- Jewish civilization
- Note
- Translation of Les institutions de l'Ancien Testament.
- Bibliography (note)
- Bibliography: p. [519]-552.
- Contents
- Nomadism and its survival -- Family Institutions -- Civil Institutions -- Military Institutions -- Religious Institutions.
- Preface -- Translator's Note -- Introduction. Nomadism and its survival -- 1. The Background -- 2. Tribal Organization -- 3. The Law of Hospitality and Asylum -- 4. Tribal Solidarity and Blood-Vengeance -- The Later Development of Tribal Organization in Israel -- 6. relics of Nomadism -- 7. The 'Nomadic Ideal' of the Prophets -- 8. The Rekabites -- Part I. Family Institutions -- 1. The Family -- 2. Marriage -- 3. The Position of Women. Widows -- 4. Children -- 5. Succession and Inheritance -- 6. Death and Funeral Rites -- Part II. Civil Institutions -- 1. Population -- 2. The Free Population: Its Divisions -- 3. Slaves -- 4 The Israelite Concept of the State -- 5. The Person of the King -- 6. The Royal Household -- 7. The Principal Officials of the King -- 8. The Administration of the Kingdom -- 9. Finance and Public Works -- 10. Law and Justice -- 11. Economic Life -- 12. Divisions of Time -- 13. Weights and Measures -- Part III. Military Institutions -- 1. The Armies of Israel -- 2. Fortified Cities and Siege Warfare -- 3. Armaments -- 4. War -- 5. The Holy War -- Part IV. Religious Institutions -- 1. Semitic Sanctuaries -- 2. The First Israelite Sanctuaries -- 3. the Temple at Jerusalem -- 4. The Centralization of the Cult -- 5. The Priestly Office -- 6. The Levites -- 7. the Priesthood in Jerusalem Under the Monarchy -- 8. The Priesthood After the Exile -- 9. Altars -- 10. The ritual of Sacrifice -- 11. the History of Sacrifice in Israel -- 12. the Origin of Israelite Ritual -- 13. the Religious Significance of Sacrifice -- 14. Secondary Acts of the Cult -- 15. The Liturgical Calendar -- 16. The Sabbath Day -- 17. The Ancient Feast of Israel -- 18. The Later Feast -- Bibliography -- General Index -- Index of Proper Names -- Index of Semitic Forms -- Index of Biblical References.
- ISBN
- 0070166005
- 9780070166004
- 0070165998
- 9780070165991
- LCCN
- 61012360
- OCLC
- ocm00398107
- 398107
- SCSB-9631691
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library