Gods, Goddesses, and the Women Who Serve Them by Susan Ackerman (English) Hardco

Description: Gods, Goddesses, and the Women Who Serve Them by Susan Ackerman Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description "A collection of scholarly works on women in ancient Israelite religion, with subjects including the worship of goddesses, the roles women played as religious functionaries, and the Hebrew Bibles accounts of womens religious lives"-- Publisher Description A wide-ranging study of women in ancient Israelite religion. Susan Ackerman has spent her scholarly career researching underexamined aspects of the world of the Hebrew Bible—particularly those aspects pertaining to women. In this collection drawn from three decades of her work, she describes in fascinating detail the worship of goddesses in ancient Israel, the roles women played as priests and prophets, the cultic significance of queen mothers, and the Hebrew Bibles accounts of womens religious lives. Specific topics include: the "Queen of Heaven," a goddess whose worship was the object of censure in the book of Jeremiah Asherah, the great Canaanite mother goddess for whom Judean women were described as weaving in the books of Kings biblical figures considered as religious functionaries, such as Miriam, Deborah, and Zipporah the lack of women priests in ancient Israel explored against the prevalence of priestesses in the larger ancient Near Eastern world the cultic significance of queen mothers in Israel and throughout the ancient Near East Israelite womens participation in the cult of Yahweh and in the cults of various goddesses Author Biography Susan Ackerman is the Preston H. Kelsey Professor of Religion and professor of womens, gender, and sexuality studies at Dartmouth College. She is the author of Women and the Religion of Ancient Israel; When Heroes Love: The Ambiguity of Eros in the Stories of Gilgamesh and David; Warrior, Dancer, Seductress, Queen: Women in Judges and Biblical Israel; and Under Every Green Tree: Popular Religion in Sixth-Century Judah. Details ISBN 080287956X ISBN-13 9780802879561 Title Gods, Goddesses, and the Women Who Serve Them Author Susan Ackerman Format Hardcover Year 2022 Pages 312 Publisher William B Eerdmans Publishing Co GE_Item_ID:158546156; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

Price: 49.94 USD

Location: Fairfield, Ohio

End Time: 2025-01-25T07:48:41.000Z

Shipping Cost: 0 USD