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Pilgrimage and Household in the Ancient Near East (Hardcover, New) Loot Price: R2,382
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Pilgrimage and Household in the Ancient Near East (Hardcover, New): Joy McCorriston

Pilgrimage and Household in the Ancient Near East (Hardcover, New)

Joy McCorriston

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In this book, Joy McCorriston examines the continuity of traditions over millennia in the Near East. Tracing the phenomenon of pilgrimage in pre-Islamic Arabia up through the development of the Hajj, she defines its essential characteristics and emphasizes the critical role that pilgrimage plays in enabling and developing socioeconomic transactions. Indeed, the social identities constructed through pilgrimage are key to understanding the long-term endurance of the phenomenon. In the second part of the book, McCorriston turns to the household, using cases of ancient households in Mesopotamian societies, both in the private and public spheres. Her conclusions tie together broader theoretical implications generated by the study of the two phenomena and offer a new paradigm for archaeological study, which has traditionally focused on transitions to the exclusion of continuity of traditions.

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Imprint: Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: March 2011
First published: 2011
Authors: Joy McCorriston (Dr)
Dimensions: 262 x 185 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 312
Edition: New
ISBN-13: 978-0-521-76851-1
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE
Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General
Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeology by period / region > Middle & Near Eastern archaeology > General
Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General
Books > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE
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LSN: 0-521-76851-9
Barcode: 9780521768511

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