Omen and Anti-omen: The Rabbinic Hagiography of the Scapegoat's Scarlet Ribbon

This article proposes that the place and meaning of various objects among religious communities can be explored in terms of "hagiography," that is, through the narratives constructed around sacred objects sometimes long after their physical disappearance. It takes as its point of departure...

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Main Author: Balberg, Mirah 1978- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: De Gruyter [2016]
In: Archiv für Religionsgeschichte
Year: 2016, Volume: 17, Issue: 1, Pages: 25-54
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Rabbinic literature / Scapegoat (Motif) / Omen (Popular belief) / Hagiography
IxTheo Classification:BH Judaism
KCD Hagiography; saints
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