Pub Date : 2024-07-23DOI: 10.32591/coas.ojas.0801.02021b
Asen Bondzev
In the past scholars traced monotheism to the time of Moses, around 1200 BC. But in the last decades that date changed to 7th-6th century BC. Further, the discovery of the Ugaritic texts in 1928 on the north coast of Syria has helped historians of religion to notice the development of Israelite religion from a polytheistic Canaanite stratum to monotheistic Yahwism. Through examining biblical and extra-biblical texts, archaeological material, and inscriptions, this study traces the religious similarities of the Israelite and Canaanite culture. Genesis 49, Psalm 82 and Deuteronomy 32:8-9 are thoroughly analyzed and conclusions are made about Israel’s original God, and the original tiers of the pantheon. In the pre-exilic period (and perhaps as early as the 8th century BC) Israel enjoyed perhaps a lesser pantheon than that in the Ugaritic texts, but certainly it was considerably more extensive than what the biblical record reports. The God of Biblical Israel may not actually be very different from the gods of the neighboring nations, but claiming that he is, is an important part of the rhetoric promoting devotion to that God alone.
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Pub Date : 2024-04-25DOI: 10.32591/coas.ojas.0801.01001g
Eleni Goula
The following article is under the modern research scope that concerns the investigation of the relationship of local communities with the archaeological environment of their area. It focuses mainly on rural communities that are in the immediate vicinity of archaeological sites which have not been highlighted and projected. One such case is Aghios Georgios, a village of western Boeotia which belong to the Municipality of Levadia. In its territory belongs the archaeological site of ancient Koroneia, which was famous in antiquity because of the cult of Itonia Athena. In the present study, an attempt is made to highlight the perceptions of the inhabitants for their archaeological environment, to investigate whether they are influenced from the academic point of view and to detect the role of the local archaeological past in the formation of their collective and cultural memory. The research is mainly based on quantitative data supplemented in cases by qualitative ones.
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Pub Date : 2023-12-04DOI: 10.32591/coas.ojas.0702.02047c
Sebastián Castro
This study aims to investigate the link between bilingualism, identity development, and language development is examined in this research study. It underlines the contrast between bilingualism and language acquisition and defines bilingualism as the usage of two languages within a linguistic community. The investigation of early and late bilingualism looks at how culture affects bilingualism. Additionally, it explores the idea of identity, taking linguistic and cultural ties into account. The study uses a case study design and a qualitative methodology with bilingual subjects. To collect data on language origins and cultural impressions, surveys and interviews are used. The study focuses on language development, responsibilities in the household and at school, and the cultural and linguistic identities of the participants. The purpose of the study is to comprehend how culture affects identity development, language learning, and bilingualism. In general, it advances knowledge of the complexity of bilingualism and its effects on both persons and societies.
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