The Archaeology of Purity and Impurity
A Case-Study from Tel ʿEton, Israel
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6044101 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Avraham Faust (0000-0001-7301-7135, Bar-Ilan University, corresponding author), Hayah Katz (0000-0001-5303-7235, Open University of Israel) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-27 |
| Publication date | 2017-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cambridge Archaeological Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0959-7743 • E-ISSN: 1474-0540 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0959774316000494 |
| OpenAlex | W2531716878 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
The distinction between clean and unclean, often associated with bodily functions, is a common feature of human societies. Consequently, diverse groups developed different ways of maintaining separation between the realms. Despite its prominence in many ethnographies and in anthropology at large, and although the spatial expression of this separation is susceptible to archaeological enquiry, the concept of purity had received less attention by archaeologists. The completion of the excavation of a large house at Tel ʿEton supplied us with detailed information on household life and practices in Iron Age Israel. The finds from this house, along with a very large archaeological dataset about Iron Age Israelite society at large and the wealth of textual data from this period, give us insights into the practices associated with purity/impurity. The article reconstructs how Iron Age Israelite society coped with the implications of impurity (mainly women during menstruation) in its daily life, how impurity was contained, and offers a reconstruction of the ritual that accompanied the change of status from impure to pure
Ancient history · Archaeology · Impurity · Iron Age · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Chemistry · Computer Science · History · Mormonism, Religion, and History
An Assemblage of Bullae (and a Seal) from Building 101 at Tel ʿEton and the Development of “Administrative Technology” in Judah
The birth, life and death of an Iron Age house at Tel ‘Eton, Israel
Inhabiting Domestic Space
A Unique Iron I Installation with a Double Basin and Drain from Tel Abel Beth Maacah
Contours of the Past
Liminality and Canaanite Cultic Spaces
Forts or agricultural estates? Persian period settlement in the territories of the former kingdom of Judah
Building 101 at Tel ‘Eton, the Low Chronology, and the Perils of a Bias-Perpetuating Methodology
Casas menstruales y liminalidad en sociedades orales
Funnels as Indicators of Storage Activities in the Iron Ii Southern Levant
The “Governor’s Residency” at Tel ‘Eton, The United Monarchy, and the Impact of the Old-House Effect on Large-Scale Archaeological Reconstructions
The Archaeology of the ‘Elderly’, ‘Elders’, ‘Fathers’ and ‘Mothers’ in Iron Age Israel
Impurity, Moral Substantiality, and Social Control
Women in Israelite Religion
| Unique citing works | 14 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,56 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2026 (10) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |