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Judaic Technologies of the Word : a Cognitive Analysis of Jewish Cultural Formation /

Judaic Technologies of the Word argues that Judaism does not exist in an abstract space of reflection. Rather, it exists both in artifacts of the material world - such as texts - and in the bodies, brains, hearts, and minds of individual people. More than this, Judaic bodies and texts, both oral and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Levy, Gabriel
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2014.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Judaic Technologies of the Word argues that Judaism does not exist in an abstract space of reflection. Rather, it exists both in artifacts of the material world - such as texts - and in the bodies, brains, hearts, and minds of individual people. More than this, Judaic bodies and texts, both oral and written, connect and feed back on one another. Judaic Technologies of the Word examines how technologies of literacy interact with bodies and minds over time. The emergence of literacy is now understood to be a decisive factor in religious history, and is central to the transformations ...
Descripción Física:1 online resource (225 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 194-210) and index.
ISBN:9781317543459
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