{"product_id":"royal-women-at-ugarit-9780367820664","title":"Royal Women at Ugarit","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume challenges patrimonialism as a political model for the ancient Near East by engaging with letters and legal texts concerning royal women at Late Bronze Age Ugarit, demonstrating womenâs pivotal roles in the exercise of power, and then bringing these insights to bear on the Hebrew Bible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book offers a new vision of how women figure in ancient political systems. Through an analysis of royal letters, legal verdicts, and regional records, it examines overt claims and implicit anxieties concerning the pivotal roles of royal women. Three case studies from Late Bronze Age Ugarit reveal that a single woman functioning in a range of modalitiesâmother, daughter, sister, and wifeâbrokered a network of relationships among a range of men. Patrimonialism depended on the political polyvalence of women. Texts from Ugarit attest to this reality, and the biblical royal women of the House of David amplify its significance. This analysis of womenâs activity within and among royal\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52083938296151,"sku":"9780367820664","price":128.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780367820664.jpg?v=1762204418","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/royal-women-at-ugarit-9780367820664","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}