The use and dissemination of religious knowledge in antiquity

"This volume investigates for the first time whether and to what extent religious knowledge - e.g., "sacred" narratives, customary practices, legal rules, family traditions, festival observances - was accessible to and known by ordinary people beyond religious functionaries. This book...

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Beteiligte: Hezser, Catherine 1960- (HerausgeberIn) ; Edelman, Diana Vikander 1954- (HerausgeberIn)
Medienart: Druck Buch
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Sheffield, South Yorkshire Bristol, CT Equinox 2021
In:Jahr: 2021
normierte Schlagwort(-folgen):B Antike / Bevölkerung / Religion / Lokales Wissen / Religiöse Literatur / Wissensvermittlung
RelBib Classification:AH Religionspädagogik
AX Interreligiöse Beziehungen
BE Griechisch-Römische Religionen
weitere Schlagwörter:B Religion History
B Religious Literature History
B Religions History
B Konferenzschrift 2018 (London)
B Knowledge, Theory of (Religion)
Parallele Ausgabe:Elektronisch
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Zusammenfassung:"This volume investigates for the first time whether and to what extent religious knowledge - e.g., "sacred" narratives, customary practices, legal rules, family traditions, festival observances - was accessible to and known by ordinary people beyond religious functionaries. This book is the first collaborative interdisciplinary study of this important subject area with chapters written by international experts on ancient Mesopotamia, the Hebrew Bible, Qumran literature, rabbinic literature, and early Christianity including apocrypha and monastic traditions"--
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Aus dem Vorwort: "The papers published in this volume were presented at an international conference organized in collaboration with the University of Oslo and held at SOAS, University of London, from 5-7 November 2018."
ISBN:1781798761