Pilgrimage and household in the ancient near East / Joy McCorriston.

Pilgrimage and household in the ancient near East / Joy McCorriston.

9780521137607 (pbk.)
0521137608 (pbk.)
9780521768511
0521768519

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.

English

xix, 291 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm

BL619.P5 M43 2011

203/.50935

"In this book, Joy McCorriston examines the continuity of traditions over millennia in the Near East by focusing on the traditions of pilgrimage and household"--Provided by publisher.
"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"--Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-286) and index.

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