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CONSTRUCTIONS OF SPACE III
BIBLICAL SPATIALITY AND THE SACRED |
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J. Cornelis de Vos (Editor), Dr. Karen J. Wenell (Editor), Jorunn Okland (Editor) |
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Hardback |
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£130.00 |
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£126.10 |
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ISBN 10: |
056711516X |
ISBN 13: |
9780567115164 |
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Publisher: |
BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC |
Pub. date: |
28 May, 2013 |
Series: |
The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies |
Pages: |
264 |
Description: |
Engages space both as focus in the texts under discussion, but also as analytical perspective. This book explores more specifically how the Bible does not contain one, or even several, notions of sacred/holy space, even if there are undoubtedly many spaces described as such. |
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Constructions of Space III engages with the great variety of sacred spaces set out and given meaning in the texts of the Hebrew Bible, early Jewish literature and the New Testament. Spatial-critical, as well as anthropological, philosophical and narrative perspectives are interacted with in creative ways and brought to bear on the spaces encountered within the texts. Among the concepts and themes explored are oppositional aspects such as holiness and danger/the profane, fear and hope, utopia and dystopia, and purity and impurity. The social and mythological significance of more 'grounded' places such as Jerusalem and Egypt, temples, burial places and threshing floors is considered alongside more ethereal and symbolic spaces like those of heaven, the last judgement and the kingdom of God. What emerges is a dynamic and lively set of perspectives that illuminates relationships between texts, spaces and communities. |
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12 bw illus |
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UK |
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T.& T.Clark Ltd |
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Non-returnable |
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