RT Book
T1 Prophets and prophecy in the late antique Near East
A1 Han, Jae Hee
LA English
PP Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA
PB Cambridge University Press
YR 2024
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1870320743
AB In this volume, Jae Han investigates how various Late Antique Near Eastern communities - Jews, Christians, Manichaeans, and philosophers -- discussed prophets and revelation, among themselves and against each other. Bringing an interdisciplinary, historical approach to the topic, he interrogates how these communities used discourses of prophethood and revelation to negotiate their place in the world. Han tracks the shifting contours of prophecy and contextualizes the emergence of orality as the privileged medium among rabbis, Manichaeans, and 'Jewish Christian' communities. He also explores the contemporary interest in divinatory knowledge among Neoplatonists. Offering a critical re-reading of key Manichaean texts, Han shows how Manichaeans used concepts of prophethood and revelation within specific rhetorical agendas to address urgent issues facing their communities. His book highlights the contingent production of discourse and shows how contemporary theories of rhetoric and textuality can be applied to the study of ancient texts.
OP 289
NO Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 27 Oct 2023)
CN 202/.11709394
SN 9781009297738
SN 9781009297752
SN 9781009297721
K1 Prophets : History : Middle East
K1 Prophets : Comparative studies
K1 Prophecy : Comparative studies
DO 10.1017/9781009297738