Social inequality in the world of the text : the significance of ritual and social distinctions in the Hebrew Bible / / Saul M. Olyan.

Hauptbeschreibung This volume consists of fifteen of the author's essays, including two that have never been published before. The essays date to the last decade and a half, and all reflect in some manner the author's ongoing interest in literary operations of classification and their soci...

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Superior document:Journal of ancient Judaism. Supplements ; v. 4
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Year of Publication:2011
Language:English
Series:Journal of ancient Judaism. Supplements ; v. 4.
Physical Description:1 online resource (242 p.)
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Summary:Hauptbeschreibung This volume consists of fifteen of the author's essays, including two that have never been published before. The essays date to the last decade and a half, and all reflect in some manner the author's ongoing interest in literary operations of classification and their social implications, particularly the production of distinctions which create social inequality in the world of the text, and have the potential to generate hierarchical social relationships in contexts where biblical texts might have had an impact on real people. In these essays, the author explores t
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:366655024X
1280989971
9786613761583
3647550248
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Saul M. Olyan.