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Author : N. Scott Momaday
Publisher : New York : Doubleday
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Fiction
ISBN : UOM:39015018334246
His first novel since House Made of Dawn, Momaday's The Ancient Child is a novel about storytelling and myths, about how we create them, and their essential place in our lives.
Author : Kristine Garroway
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2014-10-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781575068954
Children were an important part of the ancient Near Eastern household. This idea seems straightforward, but it can be understood in many ways. On a basic level, children are necessary for the perpetuation of a household. On a deeper level, the definitions of child and member of the household are far from categorical. This book begins to explore the multiple definitions of child and the way the child fits within a household. It examines what membership in the household looks like for children and what factors contribute to it. A study addressing what a child is and how a child’s gender and social status affect her place in the household is vital to a proper understanding of the ancient Near Eastern household. Despite their importance, children have long been marginalized in discussions of ancient societies. Only recently has this trend begun to change within biblical and ancient Near Eastern scholarship. A recent wave of studies, especially in relation to the Hebrew Bible, has started to address children in their own right. In light of the current state of scholarship on children, the purpose of this book is threefold. First, Garroway continues to fill out the picture of the child in the ancient Near East by compiling child-centric texts and archaeological realia. In analyzing these materials, she surveys the relationship between children and ancient Near Eastern society by examining the extent to which structuring forces in a community, such as social status and gender, contribute to the process of a child’s becoming a member of his household and society. Finally, this information provides a base for future research, for example, a cross-cultural study of children in the ancient Near East in Classical Antiquity.
Author : Shawn W. Flynn
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2018-08-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780191087028
Flynn contributes to the emerging field of childhood studies in the Hebrew Bible by isolating stages of a child's life, and through a comparative perspective, studies the place of children in the domestic cult and their relationship to the deity in that cult. The study gathers data relevant to different stages of a child's life from a plethora of Mesopotamian materials (prayers, myths, medical texts, rituals), and uses that data as an interpretive lens for Israelite texts about children at similar stages such as: pre-born children, the birth stage, breast feeding, adoption, slavery, children's death and burial rituals, childhood delinquency. This analysis presses the questions of value and violence, the importance of the domestic cult for expressing the child's value beyond economic value, and how children were valued in cultures with high infant mortality rates. From the earliest stages to the moments when children die, and to the children's responsibilities in the domestic cult later in life, this study demonstrates that a child is uniquely wrapped up in the domestic cult, and in particular, is connected with the deity. The domestic-cultic value of children forms the much broader understanding of children in the ancient world, through which other more problematic representations can be tested. Throughout the study, it becomes apparent that children's value in the domestic cult is an intentional catalyst for the social promotion of YHWHism.
Author : Heath D. Dewrell
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2017-05-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781646022014
Among the many religious acts condemned in the Hebrew Bible, child sacrifice stands out as particularly horrifying. The idea that any group of people would willingly sacrifice their own children to their god(s) is so contrary to modern moral sensibilities that it is difficult to imagine that such a practice could have ever existed. Nonetheless, the existence of biblical condemnation of these rites attests to the fact that some ancient Israelites in fact did sacrifice their children. Indeed, a close reading of the evidence—biblical, archaeological, epigraphic, etc.—indicates that there are at least three different types of Israelite child sacrifice, each with its own history, purpose, and function. In addition to examining the historical reality of Israelite child sacrifice, Dewrell’s study also explores the biblical rhetoric condemning the practice. While nearly every tradition preserved in the Hebrew Bible rejects child sacrifice as abominable to Yahweh, the rhetorical strategies employed by the biblical writers vary to a surprising degree. Thus, even in arguing against the practice of child sacrifice, the biblical writers themselves often disagreed concerning why Yahweh condemned the rites and why they came to exist in the first place.
Author : Tad Williams,Rodney Crosby,Nina Kiriki Hoffman
Publisher : Tor Books
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1999-02-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0812572114
On a dangerous journey from fabled Baghdad to the desolate mountains of Armenia, a caravan of soldiers and diplomats is stalked by a mysterious vampyr, and the only way for the men to ward the demon off is to tell stories of magic and enchantment. Reissue.
Author : Corinne Ondine Pache
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 558 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Children
ISBN : 0252029291
"Baby and Child Heroes in Ancient Greece is the first systematic study of the considerable number of Greek babies and children who became enduring myths, objects of worship, and the recipients of sacrifice." "Examining literary, pictorial, and numismatic representations, Pache opens up a vast territory once occupied by children such as Charila, Opheltes, Melikertes, and the children of Hercules and Medea. She argues that the stories, songs, and sanctuaries honoring these heroes express parental fears and guilt about children's death."--Jacket.
Author : Lesley A. Beaumont,Matthew Dillon,Nicola Harrington
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 839 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2020-12-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134870752
This collection employs a multi-disciplinary approach treating ancient childhood in a holistic manner according to diachronic, regional and thematic perspectives. This multi-disciplinary approach encompasses classical studies, Egyptology, ancient history and the broad spectrum of archaeology, including iconography and bioarchaeology. With a chronological range of the Bronze Age to Byzantium and regional coverage of Egypt, Greece, and Italy this is the largest survey of childhood yet undertaken for the ancient world. Within this chronological and regional framework both the social construction of childhood and the child’s life experience are explored through the key topics of the definition of childhood, daily life, religion and ritual, death, and the information provided by bioarchaeology. No other volume to date provides such a comprehensive, systematic and cross-cultural study of childhood in the ancient Mediterranean world. In particular, its focus on the identification of society-specific definitions of childhood and the incorporation of the bioarchaeological perspective makes this work a unique and innovative study. Children in Antiquity provides an invaluable and unrivalled resource for anyone working on all aspects of the lives and deaths of children in the ancient Mediterranean world.
Author : Gloria Amescua
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2021-08-17
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781683357384
Award-winning illustrator Duncan Tonatiuh brings to life debut author Gloria Amescua's lyrical biography of an indigenous Nahua woman from Mexico who taught and preserved her people's culture through modeling for famous artists She was Luz Jiménez, child of the flower-song people, the powerful Aztec, who called themselves Nahua— who lost their land but who did not disappear. As a young Nahua girl in Mexico during the early 1900s, Luz learned how to grind corn in a metate, to twist yarn with her toes, and to weave on a loom. By the fire at night, she listened to stories of her community’s joys, suffering, and survival, and wove them into her heart. But when the Mexican Revolution came to her village, Luz and her family were forced to flee and start a new life. In Mexico City, Luz became a model for painters, sculptors, and photographers such as Diego Rivera, Jean Charlot, and Tina Modotti. These artists were interested in showing the true face of Mexico and not a European version. Through her work, Luz found a way to preserve her people's culture by sharing her native language, stories, and traditions. Soon, scholars came to learn from her. This moving, beautifully illustrated biography tells the remarkable story of how model and teacher Luz Jiménez became “the soul of Mexico”—a living link between the indigenous Nahua and the rest of the world. Through her deep pride in her roots and her unshakeable spirit, the world came to recognize the beauty and strength of her people. The book includes an author’s note, timeline, glossary, and bibliography.
Author : Marty Machowski
Publisher : New Growth Press
Page : 543 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2015-10-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781942572572
This beautifully illustrated storybook ushers children into a story of adventure, mystery, and wonder in which they discover life-changing truths about God, themselves, and the world around them.
Author : Kristine Henriksen Garroway
Publisher : SBL Press
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2018-11-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780884142966
The first expansive reference examining the texts and material culture related to children in ancient Israel Growing Up in Ancient Israel uses a child-centered methodology to investigate the world of children in ancient Israel. Where sources from ancient Israel are lacking, the book turns to cross-cultural materials from the ancient Near East as well as archaeological, anthropological, and ethnographic sources. Acknowledging that childhood is both biologically determined and culturally constructed, the book explores conception, birth, infancy, dangers in childhood, the growing child, dress, play, and death. To bridge the gap between the ancient world and today’s world, Kristine Henriksen Garroway introduces examples from contemporary society to illustrate how the Hebrew Bible compares with a Western understanding of children and childhood. Features: More than fifty-five illustrations illuminating the world of the ancient Israelite child An extensive investigation of parental reactions to the high rate of infant mortality and the deaths of infants and children An examination of what the gendering and enculturation process involved for an Israelite child
Author : Alana Robson
Publisher : Banana Books
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2021-01-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1800490682
"He is forever and ever here in spirit" An adventure. A magic necklace. Brotherhood. Six-year-old Forrest feels lost now that his big brother Kitchi is no longer here. He misses him every day and clings onto a necklace that reminds him of Kitchi. One day, the necklace comes to life. Forrest is taken on a magical adventure, where he meets a colourful cast of characters, including a beautiful, yet mysterious fox, who soon becomes his best friend. www.kitchithespiritfox.com
Author : Leo Yerxa
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1554981271
With rich illustrations that makes each page look like a leather shirt, tells the proud tale of wild horses in the natural world and the special importance they had in the communities of the First Peoples.
Author : Cobblestone Publishing,Lou Waryncia,Ken Sheldon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2007-02-15
Category : Children
ISBN : 0812679318
Offers a fascinating look at the daily life of children growing up many years ago in ancient China and how it compares to life today.
Author : Fa Poonvoralak
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9749100662
Author : Karen Longden
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2011-01-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1456850105
Ancient Child, The Keeper of the Keys is an uplifting story of Love and Hate, Loyalty and Betrayal, Conflict and Freedom and the delicate issues of Faith and Power. Everybody yearns for an explanation of the inexplicable. Some of this was answered, when a sacred gift was sent from the heavens, meant to bring understanding and spiritual expansion, but instead created a devastating upheaval in the idyllic lives of everyone in the land. Devastating because the gift was not shared as intended, but cosseted by a select few, who saw it as a means to gain power and wealth. However, this act of secrecy caused consternation for one of the select few and his betrayal brought about a battle and a great Mystery. Is it possible for the same person to unravel a mystery in different lifetimes? How could that person be certain that this secret wouldn’t fall into the wrong hands, or worse still, be lost forever? Ancient Child, The Keeper of the Keys is a fictional work dealing with spirituality in which the mystery unfolds of the withheld living principles of the Keys.