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The forging of Israel : iron technology, symbolism and tradition in ancient society
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ISBN: 1281803464 9786611803469 0567028933 9780567028938 185075263X 9781850752639 9781281803467 6611803467 Year: 1990 Publisher: Sheffield : Almond Press,

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In this rich and elegantly presented interdisciplinary study, the theme is the impact of iron technology on the material and cultural life of ancient Israel. The author argues that iron itself and the processes of ironworking functioned as dominant cultural symbols, conveying meanings about significant transformations that established Israel's social and religious identity. This wide-ranging monograph is particularly valuable for its integration of material about ironworking in traditional African societies, anthropological theories on symbolism and archaeological information on the developmen

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