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.) |
Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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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 |
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Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
ISBN: | 366655024X 1280989971 9786613761583 3647550248 |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Saul M. Olyan. |