Deuteronomy 25:5–10 : a rite for the living or for the dead?
| dc.contributor.advisor | Hackett, Jo Ann | |
| dc.creator | Sowards, Thomas Kelly | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2015-02-24T17:23:49Z | en |
| dc.date.issued | 2014-12 | en |
| dc.date.submitted | December 2014 | en |
| dc.date.updated | 2015-02-24T17:23:49Z | en |
| dc.description | text | en |
| dc.description.abstract | This work looks at the rite presented in Deut 25:5–10 through a sociological framework. As such, it argues that ritual is a social act aimed at protecting communal interests over the interests of its individual members. More specifically, the rite described in Deut 25:5–10 was meant to act as a bulwark against infiltration of tribal land through exogamy. In later periods, it is argued that the focus of the rite narrowed to the priestly class. | en |
| dc.description.department | Middle Eastern Studies | en |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2152/28657 | en |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.subject | Rite | en |
| dc.subject | Deuteronomy 25:5-10 | en |
| dc.subject | Anthropology | en |
| dc.subject | Hebrew Bible | en |
| dc.title | Deuteronomy 25:5–10 : a rite for the living or for the dead? | en |
| dc.type | Thesis | en |
| thesis.degree.department | Middle Eastern Studies | en |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures | en |
| thesis.degree.grantor | The University of Texas at Austin | en |
| thesis.degree.level | Masters | en |
| thesis.degree.name | Master of Arts | en |