Stolen deities:

popular cults in the book of Judges

Abstract

The main article concern tries to point out the existing religious experiences in a time before the monarchy emergence in the VIII, VII century and their reforms. The so-called popular experience highlights the images, amulets, goddesses and gods worshiped in the family environment or national shrines. All this literary pantheon was smashed by the official read- ing imposed by deuteronomists authors.