The forging of Israel : iron technology, symbolism and tradition in ancient society /
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| Author / Creator: | McNutt, Paula M. |
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| Imprint: | Sheffield : Almond Press, ©1990. |
| Description: | 307 pages : maps ; 21 cm |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Journal for the study of the Old Testament supplement, 0309-0787 ; 108 The Social world of biblical antiquity, 0265-1408 ; 8 Journal for the study of the Old Testament supplement ; 108. Social world of biblical antiquity series ; 8. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13195052 |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction
- Technology and culture
- Background
- The problem and its significance
- Method and procedure
- Organization
- 2. Iron technology and symbolism in African cultures
- Introduction
- Africa: The introduction of iron technology
- General surveys on iron and symbols
- Survey of traditional African societies
- Analysis and interpretation
- 3. Background to the development of iron technology in the ancient Near East
- Introduction
- Bronze, the precursor to iron
- The discovery of iron
- Wrought iron and the early processes of smelting and forging
- Sources of iron ore
- The artifactual information
- The textual information
- The search for the origins of iron technology
- 4. The early Iron Age
- Introduction
- The transition from the Bronze Age to the Iron Age
- The production of steeled iron
- The adoption of iron technology
- The artifactual information
- Distributional analysis: 'Philistine' vs. 'Non-Philistine'
- Metallurgy and symbols
- Implications for reconstructing Israel's early history
- 5. Biblical symbols
- Introduction
- Iron technology
- The symbolic value of iron
- The symbolic role of artisan gods in ancient Near Eastern mythology
- The smith in ancient Israel
- Egypt as an 'iron furnace'
- 6. Conclusions.