The Signifying Creator : : Nontextual Sources of Meaning in Ancient Judaism / / Michael D. Swartz.
For centuries, Jews have been known as the "people of the book." It is commonly thought that Judaism in the first several centuries CE found meaning exclusively in textual sources. But there is another approach to meaning to be found in ancient Judaism, one that sees it in the natural worl...
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Swartz, Michael D., author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut The Signifying Creator : Nontextual Sources of Meaning in Ancient Judaism / Michael D. Swartz. New York, NY : New York University Press, [2012] ©2012 1 online resource text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Myths of Creation -- 3. The Semiotics of the Priestly Vestments -- 4. Divination and Its Discontents -- 5. Bubbling Blood and Rolling Bones -- 6. Conclusions -- Notes -- Index -- About the Author restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star For centuries, Jews have been known as the "people of the book." It is commonly thought that Judaism in the first several centuries CE found meaning exclusively in textual sources. But there is another approach to meaning to be found in ancient Judaism, one that sees it in the natural world and derives it from visual clues rather than textual ones. According to this conception, God embedded hidden signs in the world that could be read by human beings and interpreted according to complex systems.In exploring the diverse functions of signs outside of the realm of the written word, Swartz introduces unfamiliar sources and motifs from the formative age of Judaism, including magical and divination texts and new interpretations of legends and midrashim from classical rabbinic literature. He shows us how ancient Jews perceived these signs and read them, elaborating on their use of divination, symbolic interpretation of physical features and dress, and interpretations of historical events. As we learn how these ancient people read the world, we begin to see how ancient people found meaning in unexpected ways. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Mai 2023) Jewish art and symbolism. Jewish legends. Jewish mythology. Judaism History Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D. Semiotics Religious aspects Judaism. Symbolism in rabbinical literature. (DE-601)104805218 (DE-588)4184194-3 Symbolik gnd (DE-601)105632902 (DE-588)4139772-1 Rabbinismus gnd HISTORY / Jewish. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter New York University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013 9783110706444 print 9780814740934 https://doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9780814740934.001.0001 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780814723784 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780814723784/original |
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