The signifying creator : nontextual sources of meaning in ancient Judaism /

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For centuries, Jews have been known as the "people of the book." It is commonly thought that Judaism in the first several centuries CE found meaning exclusively in textual sources. But there is another approach to meaning to be found in ancient Judaism: one that sees it in the natural worl...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Swartz, Michael D. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : NYU Press, 2012.
Subjects:
586 B.C.-210 A.D.
Jewish mythology.
Jewish legends.
Symbolism in rabbinical literature.
Jewish art and symbolism.
Semiotics > Religious aspects > Judaism.
Judaism > History > Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D.
Mythologie juive.
Légendes juives.
Symbolisme dans la littérature rabbinique.
Symbolisme juif.
Judaïsme > Histoire > 586 av. J.-C.-210 (Période postexilique)
RELIGION > Judaism > Theology.
HISTORY > Jewish.
Semiotics > Religious aspects > Judaism
Jewish art and symbolism
Jewish legends
Jewish mythology
Judaism > Post-exilic period (Judaism)
Symbolism in rabbinical literature
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: outside the text
  • Myths of creation
  • The semiotics of the priestly vestments
  • Divinations and its discontents
  • Bubbling blood and rolling bones
  • Conclusions: the signifying creator.

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