Social Life of Scriptures - Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Biblicism

Klappentext The Social Life of Scriptures is the first book to present an eclectic! cross-cultural! and comparative investigation of Bible use. It models an important movement to outline a framework for how scriptures are implicated in organizing social structures and meanings! with specific focis on gender! ethnicity! agency! and power. Zusammenfassung What do Christians do with the Bible? How do theyùindividually and collectivelyùinteract with the sacred texts? Why does this engagement shift so drastically among and between social, historical, religious, and institutional contexts? Such questions are addressed in a most enlightening, engaging, and original way in The Social Life of Scriptures.

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• Authors: American Anthropological Association, James Bielo, James S. Bielo, James S. (EDT) Bielo
• Assisted by: James Bielo (Editor), James S. Bielo (Editor)
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.08.2009
• EAN: 9780813546056
• ISBN: 978-0-8135-4605-6
• No. of pages: 272
• Series: Signifying (On) Scriptures; Signifying (on) Scriptures Series; Signifying (on) Scriptures Series; Signifying (on) Scriptures
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Miscellaneous