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100			_aDE VAUX, Roland.
245		0	_aAncient Israel: its life and institutions / _cRoland de Vaux, translated by John McHugh.
250			_a2nd.
260			_aGREAT BRITAIN : _bDarton, Longman & Todd , _c1973.
300			_a592 pages ; _c21 cm.
500			_aA/c 560312 (c1) A/c 408310 (c2). Translator's note. Introduction - Nomadism and its survival. Part I - Family Institutions. 1 The family. 2 Marriage. 3 The position of women. Widows. 4 Children. 5 Succession and inheritance. 6 Death and funeral rites. Part II - Civil Institutions. 1 Population. 2 The free population: its divisions. 3 Slaves. 4 The Israelite concept of the state. 5 The person of the King. 6 The royal household. 7 The principal officials of ths king. 8 The administration of the kingdom. 9 Finance and public works. 10 Law and justice. 11 Economic life. 12 Divisions of time. 13 Weights and measures. Part III - Military institutions. 1 The arms of Israel. 2 Fortified cities and siege warfare. 3 Armaments. 4 War. 5 The holy war. Part IV - Religious institutions. 1 Semitic sanctuaries. 2 The first Israelite sanctuaries. 3 The temple at Jerusalem. 4 The centralization of the cult. 5 The priestly office. 6 The Levites. 7 The priestshood in Jerusalem under the monarchy. 8 The priesthood after the exile. 9 Altars. 10 The ritual of sacrifice. 11 The history of sacrifice in Israel. 12 The origin of Israelite ritual. 13 The religious significance of sacrifice. 14 Secondary acts of the cult. 15 The liturgical calendar. 16 The sabbath day. 17 The ancient feasts of Israel. 18 The later feasts. Bibliography. Indexes.
650			_aIsrael, Ancient.
650			_aJews _xSocial life and customs.
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