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Ritual words and narrative worlds in the book of Leviticus /
This book argues that literary features and ritual dynamics within the book of Leviticus enlighten each other. ¨The first two chapters establish that one may read Leviticus as a coherent literary work and define the genre of Leviticus as "narrativized ritual," a complex blending of descrip...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
T & T Clark,
Ã2009.
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| Colección: | Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies ;
480. T & T Clark library of biblical studies. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This book argues that literary features and ritual dynamics within the book of Leviticus enlighten each other. ¨The first two chapters establish that one may read Leviticus as a coherent literary work and define the genre of Leviticus as "narrativized ritual," a complex blending of descriptive narrative and prescriptive ritual. ¨In conversation with Catherine Bell, they present several aspects of the text that are ritualized and show how this ritualization implies a negotiation of power relations among participants. ¨The third and fourth chapters examine the first half of Lev. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (vi, 182 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-176) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9780567513038 0567513033 1283200201 9781283200202 |