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Reading Leviticus : a conversation with Mary Douglas /
Until recently Leviticus has been read, especially in Christian circles, as part of a ''priestly'' work with a predominantly prescriptive and ritualistic agenda. In this volume of papers read at a colloquium held in honour of Mary Douglas at Lancaster University in 1995, experts...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Sheffield, Eng. :
Sheffield Academic Press,
©1996.
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| Colección: | Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ;
227. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Until recently Leviticus has been read, especially in Christian circles, as part of a ''priestly'' work with a predominantly prescriptive and ritualistic agenda. In this volume of papers read at a colloquium held in honour of Mary Douglas at Lancaster University in 1995, experts in the Hebrew Bible, Jewish law, comparative law, classical literature and social anthropology raise challenging questions about the composition, context and purpose of the book. Can it be read as an autonomous literary unit? How significant are its unique ethical insights? Is it law or narrative? Does it reflect actua. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (290 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-278) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9780567275110 0567275116 1281813885 9781281813886 9786611813888 6611813888 |