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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453918203321

Autore

Berlinerblau Jacques

Titolo

The vow and the "popular religious groups" of ancient Israel [[electronic resource] ] : a philological and sociological inquiry / / Jacques Berlinerblau

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Sheffield, England, : Sheffield Academic Press, c1996

ISBN

1-281-81374-5

9786611813741

0-567-40731-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (225 p.)

Collana

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; ; 210

Disciplina

221

296.72

Soggetti

Vows in the Bible

Sociology, Biblical

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--New York University, 1991, published under title: Israelite vow and the so-called "popular religion."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; Part I: THE MECHANISMS OF THE ISRAELITE VOW; Part II: THE EXPLICIT EVIDENCE AND ACCESSIBILITY; Part III: THE VOW AND THE 'OFFICIAL RELIGION'; Conclusion; Appendix 1 The Positive Vow; Appendix 2 [Omitted]; Appendix 3 [Omitted]: 'To Fulfill a Vow'; Appendix 4 The Etymological Status of [Omitted]; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors

Sommario/riassunto

Berlinerblau argues that in order to procure reliable historical information about 'popular religious groups' (such as women, non-privileged economic strata, heterodox elements) we must search for what he calls 'implicit evidence': mundane details regarding the vow which the biblical writers tacitly assumed and hence unknowingly bequeathed to posterity. By piecing together these strands of implicit evidence the author attempts to reconstruct the basic norms of the Israelite votive system. In so doing, he explains why certain 'popular religious groups' were attracted to this particular practice