Man and Temple: in Ancient Jewish Myth and Ritual

All those interested in Old Testament lore will gain something from this study in Hebrew Anthorpology. The author utilizing available information on the ancient Near East and a very wide range of material collected by him from Rabbinic literature, brings to bear on this double set of data the methods and viewpoints of anthropology. The accent of the book is on the social aspect of man's approach to the operations of nature.