Beyond Petra : Nabataean cultic and mortuary practices and the cultural heritage of the Negev and Edom
Other Title(s)
ما وراء البترا : الممارسات الدينية و الجنائزية النبطية و التراث الثقافي في النقب و إدوم
Author
Source
Jordan Journal for History and Archaeology
Issue
Vol. 14, Issue 4 (s) (31 Dec. 2020), pp.333-347, 15 p.
Publisher
University of Jordan Deanship of Academic Research (DAR)
Publication Date
2020-12-31
Country of Publication
Jordan
No. of Pages
15
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
It is well known that the Nabataeans adopted and modified foreign cultic and funerary practices for their own religious purposes, particularly from the greco-roman and Egyptian worlds.
however, their origins and precedents lie in the millennia-old cultural heritage of the peoples of the southern arid margins of the Levant and northern Arabia.
this paper will make a reassessment of the Nabataean cultic and mortuary practices as they can be seen in rural and desert sites outside Petra, analyzing them within the background of their antecedents in southern Transjordan (ancient Edom) and the Negev.
particular attention will be placed on two types of evidence : the geographical distribution and evidences of re-visiting and re-use of extramural Nabataean shrines and burials; and Edomite archaizing features present in the temple of Khirbet et-Tannur.
taking the evidence as a whole, it will be concluded that the debate of a local vs.
external origin of these Nabataean cultic practices is a false dichotomy.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Tebes, Juan Manuel. 2020. Beyond Petra : Nabataean cultic and mortuary practices and the cultural heritage of the Negev and Edom. Jordan Journal for History and Archaeology،Vol. 14, no. 4 (s), pp.333-347.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1282915
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Tebes, Juan Manuel. Beyond Petra : Nabataean cultic and mortuary practices and the cultural heritage of the Negev and Edom. Jordan Journal for History and Archaeology Vol. 14, no. 4 (Special issue) (2020), pp.333-347.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1282915
American Medical Association (AMA)
Tebes, Juan Manuel. Beyond Petra : Nabataean cultic and mortuary practices and the cultural heritage of the Negev and Edom. Jordan Journal for History and Archaeology. 2020. Vol. 14, no. 4 (s), pp.333-347.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1282915
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
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BIM-1282915