An edition of Idols of the People (2003)
Idols of the people
miniature images of clay in the ancient Near East
By P. R. S. Moorey
Publish Date
2003
Publisher
Published for the British Academy by Oxford University Press
Language
eng
Pages
92
Description:
These lectures investigate the numerous miniature baked clay images from Canaan, Israel and Judah (c. 1600-600 BC). They constitute vital evidence for the imagery and domestic rituals of ordinary people, but significantly are not explicitly mentioned in the Old Testament. These terracottas are treated as a distinctive phenomenon with roots deep in prehistory. Attention is focused on whether or not the female representations are worshippers of unknown deities or images of known goddesses, particularly in Early Israelite religion.
subjects: Antiquities, Bible, Civilization, Terra-cotta figurines, Terra-cotta figurines, Ancient, Themes, motives, Bible, antiquities, Middle east, civilization, Middle east, history, to 622, Antiquités, Figurines d'argile, Histoire, Civilisation, Tonplastik, Terracotta, Oudheid, Verbeelding, Cultuurgeschiedenis, Clay figurines, History
Places: Middle East
Times: To 622