Pilgrimage and household in the ancient near East /

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Main Author: McCorriston, Joy, 1961- (Author)

Format: Book

Language: English

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Call Number: BL619 .P5 M43 2011

Table of Contents:
  • •Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction; 2. Why pilgrimage?; 3. Pilgrimage practice in Arabian antiquity; 4. The cattle shrine at Kheshiya and the origins of pilgrimage societies; 5. Household practice in Mesopotamian antiquity; 6. Neolithic houses and the scales of social practice; 7. Landscape as habitus and the tempo of social practice; 8. Conclusions.