Tell Halif Making Sense

See the definitions of religion in Schmidt (1988:10-16). Dever (1983:580) defines religion as functioning "in the adaptation of an ancient society to its natural and cultural environment", opposite to the way modern studies depict how religion works. Religion "interprets" the natural and the cultural world, so that they make sense within the system defined by the religion.

Bibliography

Dever, William G. 1983. Material Remains and the Cult in Ancient Israel: An Essay in Archaeological Systematics in The Word of the Lord Shall Go Forth: Essays in Honor of David Noel Freedman in Celebration of His Sixtieth Birthday. Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns.

Schmidt, Roger. 1988. Exploring Religion. Second edition. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing Co.