id
	13377
Url
	https://chloe.cnr.it/s/BiDiAr/item/13377
Resource template
	Academic Article
Resource class
	bibo:AcademicArticle
Title
	Religion at Lachish under Egyptian Colonialism.
Creator
	Koch, Ido
Date
	2019
Language
	eng
Abstract
	This paper presents an outline of the innovations that occurred in the local religion at Lachish during the Late Bronze Age and suggests a model for the local encounters with the Egyptians. The outline is based on amulets (charm practices), temple architecture and paraphernalia ("public" or "official" cult), in-house deposits ("domestic" or "family" cult), and visual language (iconography). It argues that the interconnectedness of the colonial network, the participation of agents of Canaanite background in various roles in the network, and the constant exposure of Canaanites and Egyptians to each other all shaped the local religion, and hence shaped a collective identity shared by the inhabitant of Lachish, to fit the colonial arena. It was not an isolated phenomenon but rather part of a wider transformation that included consumption practices and scribal activity. These innovations were selectively chosen and localized to fit local norms and needs. Their new owners used them in structuring their perception of the colonial setting, in locating their place in it, and in their search for social status.
Is Part Of
	Die Welt des Orients
Issue
	2
Pages
	161-182
Short title
	Religion at Lachish under Egyptian Colonialism. Die Welt des Orients 49 (2019)
Volume
	49
Homepage
	https://www.zotero.org/groups/5293298/bidiar/items/CSSHTCRA/item-list

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