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Beyond the Written Word: Oral Aspects of Scripture in the History of Religion

By William Albert Graham

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
1988
ISBN
0521331765, 9780521331760
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
24 MB (25613516 bytes)
Pages
324\160
Time added
2015-10-08 09:21:25
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Description

The concept of "scripture" as written religious text is reexamined in this close analysis of the traditions of oral use of the sacred writings of religions around the world. Pointing out the central importance of the oral and aural experience of religious texts in the life of religious communities of both Eastern and Western cultures, William Graham asserts the need for a new perspective on how scripture has been appropriated and used by the vast majority of all people who have been religious, most of whom could neither read nor write.

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