Inscribing Devotion and Death: Archaeological Evidence for Jewish Populations of North Africa
- ISBN-10
- 9004163700
- ISBN-13
- 9789004163706
- Category
- Religion
- Pages
- 342
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008
- Publisher
- BRILL
- Author
- Karen B. Stern
Description
Drawing upon scholarship of cultural identity, anthropology and historical linguistics, this book offers a novel and contextual approach to the interpretation of archaeological evidence for Jewish populations in North Africa and elsewhere in the ancient Mediterranean.
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