Bridging the gap: ritual and ritual texts in the Bible
Introduction: how it all began -- Culture, religion, and ritual: definitions and interaction -- Ritual from a social-science perspective: looking over the fence -- Ritual and Bible: the genesis of a new discipline -- Biblical ritual in history: periods and perspectives -- Reading ritual: strategies...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Winona Lake, Ind.
Eisenbrauns
2007
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| In: |
Bulletin for Biblical Research / Supplements (1)
Year: 2007 |
| Series/Journal: | Bulletin for Biblical Research / Supplements
1 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible
/ Ritual
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| Further subjects: | B
Rites and ceremonies in the Bible
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| Summary: | Introduction: how it all began -- Culture, religion, and ritual: definitions and interaction -- Ritual from a social-science perspective: looking over the fence -- Ritual and Bible: the genesis of a new discipline -- Biblical ritual in history: periods and perspectives -- Reading ritual: strategies and trigger points -- Structure, order and sequence, space, and time: ritual elements 1 -- Objects, action, participants, and language: ritual elements 2 -- "What does it all mean?": dimensions and functions of ritual -- "Looking over the fence": ritual and other areas of biblical and theological research -- Ritual yesterday, today, and tomorrow, or: some type of a conclusion for a Christian theology -- Appendix: ritual texts in the Pentateuch |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | XIV, 304 S., graph. Darst. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-57506-801-5 |
