Construction of Time in Antiquity Ritual, Art, and Identity

Time stands at the heart of human experience. In this book, new investigations illuminate the gamut of human engagement with time in antiquity.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Jonathan Ben-Dov is an expert on ancient Jewish literature and ancient astronomy and calendars. He took part in the official publication of calendrical texts from the Dead Sea Scrolls, and is now co-leader of a new project for the digitization of the scrolls. He has been research fellow in New York University and at Durham University, and is a member of the Israeli Young Academy of Sciences.Lutz Doering is a scholar of ancient Judaism and Early Christianity, specializing in the study of festivals, Jewish law, and letter writing. He has held research fellowships from the British Arts and Humanities Research Council, and the Israel Institute for Advanced Studies, and currently leads a project in the Cluster of Excellence 'Religion and Politics' at the University of Münster, Germany.

Zusammenfassung

This book investigates how human beings related to time in antiquity. Building on the most recent research and opening new avenues in fields of Classics and Ancient History, Assyriology, Egyptology, Ancient Judaism, and Early Christianity, this book offers a broad study on rituals, festivals, astronomy, calendars, medicine, art, and narrative.

Produktdetails

• Mitarbeit: Lutz Doering (Herausgeber), Jonathan Ben-Dov (Herausgeber), Jonathan (University of Haifa Ben-Dov (Herausgeber), Lutz (Westfalische Wilhelms-Universitat Munster Doering (Herausgeber), Doering Lutz (Herausgeber), Ben-Dov Jonathan (Herausgeber)
• Autoren: Jonathan Ben-Dov, Jonathan (University of Haifa Ben-Dov
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Inhalt: Buch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erscheinungsdatum: 31.10.2017
• Thema: Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik > Naturwissenschaften allgemein; Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Vor- und Frühgeschichte
• EAN: 9781107108967
• ISBN: 978-1-107-10896-7
• Anzahl Seiten: 308
• Themen: HISTORY / Ancient / General, Theology, Christianity, Christian theology, Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts, New Testaments, Biblical Studies & Exegesis