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Social Theory and the Study of Israelite Religion: Essays in Retrospect and Prospect

By Saul M. Olyan

Book information

Publisher
Society of Biblical Literature
Year
2012
ISBN
158983688X, 9781589836884
Google Books ID
jxQ2HUgpfUAC
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2108327 bytes)
Series
SBL Resources for Biblical Study 71
Pages
x+220\232
Topic
Religion
Orientation
yes
Paginated
yes
Scanned
portrait
Time added
2014-08-19 10:56:21
Религиоведение;Религиоведение иудаизма

Description

This volume assesses past, theoretically engaged work on Israelite religion and presents new approaches to particular problems and larger interpretive and methodological questions. It gathers previously unpublished research by senior and mid-career scholars well known for their contributions in the area of social theory and the study of Israelite religion and by junior scholars whose writing is just beginning to have a serious impact on the field. The volume begins with a critical introduction by the editor. Topics of interest to the contributors include gender, violence, social change, the festivals, the dynamics of shame and honor, and the relationship of text to ritual. The contributors engage theory from social and cultural anthropology, sociology, postcolonial studies, and ritual studies. Theoretical models are evaluated in light of the primary data, and some authors modify or adapt theory to increase its utility for biblical studies. The contributors are Susan Ackerman, Stephen L. Cook, Ronald Hendel, T. M. Lemos, Nathaniel B. Levtow, Carol Meyers, Saul M. Olyan, Rüdiger Schmitt, Robert R. Wilson, and David P. Wright.

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