Jewish funerary customs, practices and rites in the Second Temple period /
[Book]
by Rachel Hachlili.
Boston :
Brill,
2005.
1 online resource (xl, 588 pages) :
illustrations, maps, plates.
Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism,
v. 94
1384-2161 ;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 545-571) and indexes.
Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Terminology; Glossary; Chapter One: Cemeteries; Chapter Two: Architecture of Rock-cut Tombs; Chapter Three: Interment Receptacles; Chapter Four: Funerary Art; Chapter Five: Inscriptions; Chapter Six: Family Tombs; Chapter Seven: Women; Chapter Eight: The NEFESH; Chapter Nine: Workshops and Craftsmen; Chapter Ten: Grave Goods; Chapter Eleven: Funerary Customs and Rites; Chapter Twelve: Chronology and Conclusions; Appendix: Anthropological Notes and Tables; Abbreviations; Bibliography; Index of Subjects; Index of Sources.
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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.
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Jewish funerary customs, practices and rites in the Second Temple period.
Burial-- Palestine.
Dead-- Religious aspects-- Judaism.
Excavations (Archaeology)-- Palestine.
Jewish mourning customs.
Judaism-- History-- Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D.
Tombs-- Palestine.
Deuil-- Coutumes juives.
Fouilles (Archéologie)-- Palestine.
Judaïsme-- Histoire-- 586 av. J.-C.-210 (Période postexilique)