Social Theory and the Study of Israelite Religion : Essays in Retrospect and Prospect.

Intro -- Table of Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Social Theory and the Study of Israelite Religion by Robert R. Wilson -- Cult Centralization, the Erosion of Kin-Based Communities, and the Implications for Women's Religious Practices by Susan Ackerman -- Away from Ritual by Ronald Hendel -- They Have Become Women": Judean Diaspora and Postcolonial Theories of Gender and Migration by T. M. Lemos -- Text Production and Destruction in Ancient Israel by Nathaniel B. Levtow -- The Function of Feasts by Carol Meyers -- Theorizing Violence in Biblical Ritual Contexts by Saul M. Olyan -- Ritual Theory, Ritual Texts, and the Priestly-Holiness Writings of the Pentateuch by David P. Wright -- List of Contributors.

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