Sacred languages and sacred texts [[electronic resource] /] / John F.A. Sawyer
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| Autore: |
Sawyer John F. A
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| Titolo: |
Sacred languages and sacred texts [[electronic resource] /] / John F.A. Sawyer
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| Pubblicazione: | London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1999 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (201 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 291.8/2 |
| Soggetto topico: | Language and languages - Religious aspects - History |
| Sacred books - History and criticism | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Rome Languages |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-182) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover; SACRED LANGUAGES AND SACRED TEXTS; Copyright; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; 1 INTRODUCTION; 2 THE LANGUAGE SITUATION; 3 SACRED LANGUAGES; 4 LITERACY; 5 CANONIZATION; 6 TRANSLATION; 7 BELIEFS AND CONTROLS; 8 NAMES AND NUMBERS; 9 STYLES AND STRATEGIES; 10 INTERPRETATION; 11 CONCLUSION; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX |
| Sommario/riassunto: | By considering the status of Hebrew in Judaism alongside that of Greek in Rome Sacred Languages and Sacred Texts sheds new light on the role of the power of words, spoken and written, in religion. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Sacred languages and sacred texts |
| ISBN: | 1-134-80139-4 |
| 0-203-29090-9 | |
| 1-280-10480-5 | |
| 0-203-04775-3 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910784503403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Religion in the first Christian centuries.