Die sosiale en religieuse rol van die vrou in oud-Israel

[摘要] ENGLISH ABSTRACT:The study investigates the social and religious roles of women in Ancient Israel.The thesis comprises of four parts.Chapter 1 focuses on the role of women in an anthropological perspective. Wetake a look at how women were perceived within the pre-industrial communities.Israel did not live in a vacuum but was part and parcel of the ancient Near Easterncultural world. Chapter 2 therefore focuses on the role of women in Egyptian andAssyrio-Babylonian cultures. Her social, economic, political and religious roles areunder investigation.In Chapter 3 the focus shifts to the role of women within the social organisation. Ashort overview with a few examples demonstrates where the role of womenexpands beyond that of social organisation. This role, which could be described asa political function, was only allocated to a few privileged women.Chapter 4 deals with the religious role of the Israelite women. This chapter formsthe other focus point of the study. The religious activities of women within theofficial, popular and familiy religious spheres are examined.Chapter 5 presents a brief summary of the main conclusions of the study.

[发布机构] Stellenbosch University