CiNii Books - Temple in society

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- Fox, Michael V.

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Temple in society

edited by Michael V. Fox

Eisenbrauns, 1988

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National Museum of Ethnology. Library

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Note

Collection of studies originated in the Burdick-Vary Symposium of 1986, held at the University of Wisconsin-Madison

Bibliography: p. 137-138

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This collection of studies had its origin in the Burdick-Vary Symposium of 1986, held at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The symposium, sponsored jointly by the Institute for Research in the Humanities and the Hebrew Department of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, focused on the topic of the social role of temples in society. Participants presented the role of the temple in Sumer, Japan, the Far East, the Near East, Europe, and Meso-America. Together they sought to determine whether the temple as an institution was a single such entity, meeting fundamental human needs in similar ways throughout history, or whether the temples of various cultures are similar only in the fact that English uses the same word to refer to them.

Table of Contents

Michael V. Fox: Preface Samuel Noah Kramer: The Temple in Sumerian Literature The Eninnu The Ekur The E'engurra The Eanna Menahem Haran: Temple and Community in Ancient Israel Houses of God and Priesthood Synagogue and Prayer Offerings, Prayer, Prostrations Conclusion Walter Burkert: The Meaning and Function of the Temple in Classical Greece The Idea of a Temple The Use of Temples in Cult Temple and Polis System Conclusion C. J. Fuller: The Hindu Temple and Indian Society Architecture and Worship Brahmanical and non-Brahmanical Temples Temples and Kings Kingship, Sacrifices, and Gifts Local Temples and 'Little Kings' Community and Deity Festivals Conclusion Gary M. Feinman: Mesoamerican Temples The Plan of the Temple Evolution of the Temple The Temple as Symbol The Priesthood and the Activities of the Temple Economics and the Temple Conclusion Winston Davis: Temples and Shrines in Japan: Their Social Functions The Many Functions of Temples and Shrines The Unifying Function of Temples and Shrines Temples and Shrines as Sources of Friction and Disunity Conclusion David M. Knipe: The Temple in Image and Reality Spaces, Centers, Passages Time, Cycles, Histories Bodies Human Bodies Social Traditions and Culture Models, Meanings, and the Imagination

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