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UNINA9910458907003321 |
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Titolo |
The death of sacred texts : ritual disposal and renovation of texts in world religions / / edited by Kristina Myrvold |
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2016 |
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1-317-03640-9 |
1-315-61531-2 |
1-317-03639-5 |
1-282-54528-0 |
9786612545283 |
0-7546-9621-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (183 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Sacred books |
Books - Religious aspects |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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First published 2010 by Ashgate Pub. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Contents; List of Figures; Notes on Contributors; Introduction; 1 Accounts of a Dying Scroll: On Jewish Handling of Sacred Texts in Need of Restoration or Disposal; 2 Relating, Revering, and Removing: Muslim Views on the Use, Power, and Disposal of Divine Words; 3 A Fitting Ceremony: Christian Concerns for Bible Disposal; 4 The Death of the Dharma: Buddhist Sutra Burials in Early Medieval Japan; 5 Rites of Burial and Immersion: Hindu Ritual Practices on Disposing of Sacred Texts in Vrindavan; 6 Is a Manuscript an Object or a Living Being?: Jain Views on the Life and Use of Sacred Texts |
7 Making the Scripture a Person: Reinventing Death Rituals of Guru Granth Sahib in Sikhism8 Disposing of Non-Disposable Texts: Conclusions and Prospects for Further Study; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The Death of Sacred Texts draws attention to a much neglected topic in the study of sacred texts: the religious and ritual attitudes towards texts which have become old and damaged and can no longer be used for reading practices and in religious worship. This book approaches |
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