Tracking "The Tribes of Yahweh" - On the Trail of a Classic

Informationen zum Autor Roland Boer is Associate Professor in Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies at Monash University, Australia. Klappentext Norman Gottwald's monumental The Tribes of Yahweh caused an immediate sensation when first published in 1979, and its influence has continued to be felt, both in the area of biblical politics and in the application of sociological methods to the Hebrew Bible. This book reflects on the impact and the implications of the work after twenty years. The distinguished contributors are David Jobling, Frank Frick, Charles Carter, Carol Meyers, Jacques Berlinerblau, Itumeleng Mosala, Gerald West, Roland Boer and, in a response to contributors as well as an interview with the editor, Norman Gottwald himself. Zusammenfassung Norman Gottwald's monumental "The Tribes of Yahweh", published in 1979, has had a great influence in biblical politics and in the application of sociological methods to the Hebrew Bible. This book, following the reprint, reflects on the impact and the implications of the work after 20 years.

Product details

• Authors: Roland Boer
• Assisted by: Claudia V. Camp (Editor), Andrew Mein (Editor)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.12.2002
• EAN: 9780826460509
• ISBN: 978-0-8264-6050-9
• No. of pages: 216
• Series: JSOT Supplement (Hardcover); Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Te; JSOT Supplement (Hardcover); The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Miscellaneous