The death of sacred texts : ritual disposal and renovation of texts in world religions /

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"The Death of Sacred Texts draws attention to a much neglected topic in the study of sacred texts: the religious and ritual attitudes towards texts which have become old and damaged and can no longer be used for reading practices or in religious worship. This book approaches religious texts and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Myrvold, Kristina
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, ©2010.
Temas:
Sacred books.
Books > Religious aspects.
Livres sacrés.
Livres > Aspect religieux.
RELIGION > Christianity > General.
Books > Religious aspects
Sacred books
livre sacré > texte > études diverses.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Contents; List of Figures; Notes on Contributors; Introduction; 1 Accounts of a Dying Scroll: On Jewish Handling of Sacred Texts in Need of Restoration or Disposal; 2 Relating, Revering, and Removing: Muslim Views on the Use, Power, and Disposal of Divine Words; 3 A Fitting Ceremony: Christian Concerns for Bible Disposal; 4 The Death of the Dharma: Buddhist Sutra Burials in Early Medieval Japan; 5 Rites of Burial and Immersion: Hindu Ritual Practices on Disposing of Sacred Texts in Vrindavan; 6 Is a Manuscript an Object or a Living Being?: Jain Views on the Life and Use of Sacred Texts.

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