Editorial: Parenthood in the Ancient Near East

Kristine Henriksen Garroway
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Kristine Henriksen Garroway: Hebrew Union College, United States

Avar, 2023, vol. 2, issue 1, 1-7

Abstract: The mystique of the ancient Near East has captured the imagination of the Western world since archaeologists and tourists first began visiting the region in the 19th century. Archaeologists brought to life buried cities, translated cuneiform archives found within them, and strove to preserve the exotic pieces of material culture. Works combined texts, material culture, and the sciences to help uncover what public life was like in the ancient Near East. The history of various kings, priests, temples, administrative buildings, and city-plans quickly came together. It was a history of elite adult men. Around the 1980s scholars of the ANE began asking about the “lives of ordinary people,” to borrow a phrase from William Dever, turning the tide from the public to private sphere. Chief among these studies has been the topic of the household. A household consists of three components: the physical structure, the people who live there, and the actions that took place within it.

Keywords: Editorial; Parenthood; Ancient Near East (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.33182/aijls.v2i1.2827

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