Jewish funerary customs, practices and rites in the Second Temple period - Hachlili, Rachel (Brill, 2005)
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [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
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
Keywords: 586 B.C. - 210 A.D.; Geschichte 586 v. Chr.-210; Tombeaux / Palestine; Sépulture / Palestine; Deuil / Coutumes juives; Fouilles (Archéologie) / Palestine; Morts / Aspect religieux / Judaïsme; Judaïsme / Histoire / 586 av. J.-C.-210 (Période postexilique); SOCIAL SCIENCE / Death & Dying; Jodendom; Begrafenissen; Graftomben; Bestattung; Frühjudentum; Antiquities; Burial; Dead / Religious aspects / Judaism; Excavations (Archaeology); Jewish mourning customs; Judaism / Post-exilic period (Judaism); Tombs; Funde; Geschichte; Judentum; Religion; Tombs -- Palestine; Burial -- Palestine; Excavations (Archaeology) -- Palestine; Dead -- Religious aspects -- Judaism; Judaism -- History -- Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D.; Juden; Bestattungsritus