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Out of the Cave: Changes in Funerary Customs in Early Islamic Palestine and Their Reflection in Kinship Dynamics

In: Medieval Encounters
Authors:
Gideon Avni Professor of Archaeology, Institute of Archaeology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Jerusalem Israel
Chief Archaeologist, Israel Antiquities Authority Jerusalem Israel

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Itamar Taxel Dr., Head of Pottery Specializations Branch, Archaeological Research Department, Israel Antiquities Authority Jerusalem Israel

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Online Publication Date:
09 May 2024
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Abstract

Based on the abundant evidence of funerary archaeology, this article examines the changing patterns from family/multiple to individual burial practices among non-Muslim and Muslim urban and rural societies of early Islamic Palestine, particularly between the seventh and ninth centuries as a possible mirror of changes in kinship dynamics. The transformation from the use of family or communal burial caves to individual tombs is evaluated through several archaeological case-studies, and this change is interpreted vis-a-vis the country’s social and demographic background in the Early Islamic period.

Title:
Out of the Cave: Changes in Funerary Customs in Early Islamic Palestine and Their Reflection in Kinship Dynamics
Article Type:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1163/15700674-12340184
Language:
English
Pages:
173–204
Keywords:
early Islamic Palestine; funerary customs; family burial caves; individual burials; kinship
In:
Medieval Encounters
In:
Volume 30: Issue 2-3
Received:
26 Jan 2023
Accepted:
13 May 2023
Publisher:
Brill
E-ISSN:
1570-0674
Print ISSN:
1380-7854
Subjects:
Medieval History, History, History & Culture, Middle East and Islamic Studies, History of Religion, Religious Studies, History & Culture, Jewish Studies

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