Chapter 5. Family, Household, and Local Religion at Late Bronze Age Ugarit
- John Bodel Professor2,
- Saul M. Olyan PhD Professor3
Published Online: 23 MAR 2009
DOI: 10.1002/9781444302974.ch5
Copyright © 2008 Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Book Title
Household and Family Religion in Antiquity
Additional Information
How to Cite
Lewis, T. J. (2009) Family, Household, and Local Religion at Late Bronze Age Ugarit, in Household and Family Religion in Antiquity (eds J. Bodel and S. M. Olyan), Blackwell Publishing Ltd., Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781444302974.ch5
Editor Information
- 2
Brown University, USA
- 3
Samuel Ungerleider Jr Professor of Judaic Studies, Brown University, USA
Publication History
- Published Online: 23 MAR 2009
- Published Print: 16 MAY 2008
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9781405175791
Online ISBN: 9781444302974
- Summary
- Chapter
Keywords:
- family religion at Ugarit;
- all beliefs and practices - under “family/household religion”;
- Late Bronze Age city (kingdom) of Ugarit - thriving commerce and industry;
- religion practiced by family household;
- viewing gods as family;
- language of family permeating Ugaritic pantheon at every turn;
- language of family relations - model of patriarchal household central to Ugaritic texts' presentation of divinity;
- cultic activities related to family/life cycles;
- onomastic evidence;
- everyday letters - apt to provide window into religious life of household
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
Introduction
Four Challenges
The Religion Practiced by the Family Household
Viewing the Gods as Family
Cultic Activities Related to Family/Life Cycles
Onomastica
Prayer
Letters
The Tale of Aqhatu
Religion at the Local/Community Level
Local Sanctuaries
Drinking as Religious Activity: Local Drinking Clubs
Religious Specialists Working at the Community Level
The Archaeology of Family Religion
Conclusion