Fighting words [[electronic resource] ] : religion, violence, and the interpretation of sacred texts / / edited by John Renard |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (263 p.) |
Disciplina | 201/.76332 |
Altri autori (Persone) | RenardJohn <1944-> |
Soggetto topico |
Violence - Religious aspects
Sacred books - History and criticism Religions - Relations |
Soggetto non controllato |
books about religion
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ISBN |
1-283-83562-2
0-520-95408-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Exegesis and Violence: Texts, Contexts, and Hermeneutical Concerns -- 2. A Brief History of War in the Hebrew Bible and the Jewish Interpretive Tradition -- 3. Annihilate Amalek: Christian Perspectives on 1 Samuel 15 -- 4. Violence in the New Testament and the History of Interpretation -- 5. Finhās of Medina: Islam, "The Jews," and the Construction of Religious Militancy -- 6. The Baha'i Tradition: The Return of Joseph and the Peaceable Imagination -- 7. Justifiable Force and Holy War in Zoroastrianism -- 8. The Failure of Allegory: Notes on Textual Violence and the Bhagavad Gita -- 9. Words as Weapons: Theory and Practice of a Righteous War (Dharam Yudh) in Sikh Texts -- Glossary of Names and Technical Terms -- Contributors -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910821967403321 |
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Heiliges Wort und Heilige Schrift bei den Griechen : Hieroi Logoi und verwandte Erscheinungen / Roland Baumgarten |
Autore | Baumgarten, Roland |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Tübingen : Narr, 1998 |
Descrizione fisica | 250 p. ; 23 cm. |
Collana | ScriptOralia ; 110 |
Soggetto topico |
Grecia antica - Religione
Sacred books - History and criticism |
ISBN | 3823354205 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | ger |
Record Nr. | UNISALENTO-991003199279707536 |
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Tübingen : Narr, 1998 | ||
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The Old English Lives of St Martin of Tours [[electronic resource] ] : edition and study/ / Andre Mertens |
Autore | Mertens Andre |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Universitätsverlag Göttingen, 2017 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (481 pages) : 1 illustration (black and white); digital, PDF file(s) |
Disciplina | 270.2092 |
Soggetto topico |
Christian saints - Biography - Early works to 1800
Christian saints - Cult - England - History Christian saints - Cult - Europe - History English literature - Old English, ca. 450-1100 - Bibliography Sacred books - History and criticism |
Soggetto non controllato |
St Martin of Tours
Ælfric Ant Hagiography Homily Manuscript Old English |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Manuscript Sigla --List of abbreviations --Acknowledgments --I. Introduction --1. St Martin of Tours and his cult on the continent --2. The cult in Anglo-Saxon England --3. Old English Martiniana --II. Editions of the Old English Martiniana --Editorial policy --St Martin in The Old English Martyrology --The Anonymous Homily for Martinmas --Ælfric of Eynsham’s Catholic Homily for Martinmas --Ælfric of Eynsham’s Life of St Martin --General commentary --III. Appendices --Appendix I: Parallel Text Edition of the Anonymous Homily for Martinmas from Manuscripts C, D and E --Appendix II: Ælfric’s Life of St Martin in MS L --Bibliography. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910220559303321 |
Mertens Andre
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Universitätsverlag Göttingen, 2017 | ||
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Sacred languages and sacred texts [[electronic resource] /] / John F.A. Sawyer |
Autore | Sawyer John F. A |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1999 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (201 p.) |
Disciplina | 291.8/2 |
Collana | Religion in the first Christian centuries |
Soggetto topico |
Language and languages - Religious aspects - History
Sacred books - History and criticism |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
0-203-29090-9
1-280-10480-5 0-203-04775-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910458199103321 |
Sawyer John F. A
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London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1999 | ||
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Sacred languages and sacred texts [[electronic resource] /] / John F.A. Sawyer |
Autore | Sawyer John F. A |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1999 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (201 p.) |
Disciplina | 291.8/2 |
Collana | Religion in the first Christian centuries |
Soggetto topico |
Language and languages - Religious aspects - History
Sacred books - History and criticism |
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 | eng |
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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784503403321 |
Sawyer John F. A
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London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1999 | ||
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Sacred languages and sacred texts [[electronic resource] /] / John F.A. Sawyer |
Autore | Sawyer John F. A |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1999 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (201 p.) |
Disciplina | 291.8/2 |
Collana | Religion in the first Christian centuries |
Soggetto topico |
Language and languages - Religious aspects - History
Sacred books - History and criticism |
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 | eng |
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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910823687503321 |
Sawyer John F. A
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London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1999 | ||
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The Scriptural Universe of Ancient Christianity / / Guy G. Stroumsa |
Autore | Stroumsa Guy G. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, MA : , : Harvard University Press, , [2017] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (193 pages) |
Disciplina | 208/.2 |
Soggetto topico |
Sacred books - History and criticism
Church history - Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 Christianity and other religions Books - Religious aspects - Christianity |
ISBN |
0-674-97486-7
0-674-97488-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction: A Double Paradigm Shift -- 1. A Scriptural Galaxy -- 2. A Divine Palimpsest -- 3. Religious Revolution and Cultural Change -- 4. Scripture and Culture -- 5. The New Self and Reading Practices -- 6. Communities of Knowledge -- 7. Eastern Wisdoms -- 8. A World Full of Letters -- 9. Scriptural and Personal Authority -- Conclusion: Alexandria, Jerusalem, Baghdad -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910150218503321 |
Stroumsa Guy G.
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Cambridge, MA : , : Harvard University Press, , [2017] | ||
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Theorizing Scriptures [[electronic resource] ] : new critical orientations to a cultural phenomenon / / edited by Vincent L. Wimbush |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Brunswick, N.J., : Rutgers University Press, c2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (324 p.) |
Disciplina | 208/.2 |
Altri autori (Persone) | WimbushVincent L |
Collana | Signifying (on) Scriptures |
Soggetto topico | Sacred books - History and criticism |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-281-39729-6
9786611397296 0-8135-4462-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | ; Introduction: TEXTureS, gestures, power: orientation to radical excavation / Vincent L. Wimbush -- Scriptures: text and then some / Catherine Bell -- Signifying revelation in Islam / Tazim R. Kassam -- Scriptures and the nature of authority: the case of the Guru Granth in Sikh tradition / Gurinder Singh Mann -- Dynamics of scripturalization: the ancient Near East / Hugh R. Page Jr. -- Known knowns and unknown unknowns: scriptures and scriptural interpretations / R.S. Sugirtharajah -- ; Talking back -- Signifying scriptures in Confucianism / Yan Shoucheng -- Confessions of Nat Turner: memoir of a martyr or testament of a terrorist? / William L. Andrews -- Signifying scriptures from an African perspective / Oyeronke Olajubu -- Transforming identities, de-textualizing interpretation, and re-modalizing representation: scriptures and subaltern subjectivity in India / Sathianathan Clarke -- Signification as scripturalization: communal memories among the Miao and in ancient Jewish allegorization / Sze-kar Wan -- ; Talking back -- Conjuring scriptures and engendering healing traditions / Yvonne P. Chireau -- Visualizing scriptures / Colleen McDannell -- Signifying in nineteenth-century African American religious music / Jacqueline Cogdell Djedje -- Signifying proverbs: Menace II society / Erin Runions -- Scriptures beyond script: some African diasporic occasions / Grey Gundaker -- Texture, text, and testament: reading sacred symbols/signifying imagery in American visual culture / Leslie King-Hammond -- ; Talking back -- Differences at play in the fields of the lord / Susan F. Harding -- American Samson: biblical reading and national origins / Laura E. Donaldson -- Against signifying: psychosocial needs and natural evil / Leonard Harris -- Orality, memory, and power: Vedic scriptures and Brahmanical hegemony in India / Patrick Olivelle -- Reading places/reading scriptures / Wesley A. Kort -- Taniwha and serpent: a trans-Tasman riff / Jo Diamond -- Scriptures without letters, subversions of pictography, signifyin(g) alphabetical writing / José Rabasa -- ; Talking back -- In Hoc Signum Vincent: a Midrashist replies / Burton L. Visotzky -- Powerful words: the social-intellectual location of the international signifying scriptures project / Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza -- Racial and colonial politics of the modern object of knowledge: cautionary notes on "scripture" / Joseph Parker -- Who needs the subaltern? / Ranu Samantrai -- ; Talking back. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454649403321 |
New Brunswick, N.J., : Rutgers University Press, c2008 | ||
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Theorizing Scriptures [[electronic resource] ] : new critical orientations to a cultural phenomenon / / edited by Vincent L. Wimbush |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Brunswick, N.J., : Rutgers University Press, c2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (324 p.) |
Disciplina | 208/.2 |
Altri autori (Persone) | WimbushVincent L |
Collana | Signifying (on) Scriptures |
Soggetto topico | Sacred books - History and criticism |
ISBN |
1-281-39729-6
9786611397296 0-8135-4462-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | ; Introduction: TEXTureS, gestures, power: orientation to radical excavation / Vincent L. Wimbush -- Scriptures: text and then some / Catherine Bell -- Signifying revelation in Islam / Tazim R. Kassam -- Scriptures and the nature of authority: the case of the Guru Granth in Sikh tradition / Gurinder Singh Mann -- Dynamics of scripturalization: the ancient Near East / Hugh R. Page Jr. -- Known knowns and unknown unknowns: scriptures and scriptural interpretations / R.S. Sugirtharajah -- ; Talking back -- Signifying scriptures in Confucianism / Yan Shoucheng -- Confessions of Nat Turner: memoir of a martyr or testament of a terrorist? / William L. Andrews -- Signifying scriptures from an African perspective / Oyeronke Olajubu -- Transforming identities, de-textualizing interpretation, and re-modalizing representation: scriptures and subaltern subjectivity in India / Sathianathan Clarke -- Signification as scripturalization: communal memories among the Miao and in ancient Jewish allegorization / Sze-kar Wan -- ; Talking back -- Conjuring scriptures and engendering healing traditions / Yvonne P. Chireau -- Visualizing scriptures / Colleen McDannell -- Signifying in nineteenth-century African American religious music / Jacqueline Cogdell Djedje -- Signifying proverbs: Menace II society / Erin Runions -- Scriptures beyond script: some African diasporic occasions / Grey Gundaker -- Texture, text, and testament: reading sacred symbols/signifying imagery in American visual culture / Leslie King-Hammond -- ; Talking back -- Differences at play in the fields of the lord / Susan F. Harding -- American Samson: biblical reading and national origins / Laura E. Donaldson -- Against signifying: psychosocial needs and natural evil / Leonard Harris -- Orality, memory, and power: Vedic scriptures and Brahmanical hegemony in India / Patrick Olivelle -- Reading places/reading scriptures / Wesley A. Kort -- Taniwha and serpent: a trans-Tasman riff / Jo Diamond -- Scriptures without letters, subversions of pictography, signifyin(g) alphabetical writing / José Rabasa -- ; Talking back -- In Hoc Signum Vincent: a Midrashist replies / Burton L. Visotzky -- Powerful words: the social-intellectual location of the international signifying scriptures project / Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza -- Racial and colonial politics of the modern object of knowledge: cautionary notes on "scripture" / Joseph Parker -- Who needs the subaltern? / Ranu Samantrai -- ; Talking back. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782288003321 |
New Brunswick, N.J., : Rutgers University Press, c2008 | ||
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Theorizing Scriptures [[electronic resource] ] : new critical orientations to a cultural phenomenon / / edited by Vincent L. Wimbush |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Brunswick, N.J., : Rutgers University Press, c2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (324 p.) |
Disciplina | 208/.2 |
Altri autori (Persone) | WimbushVincent L |
Collana | Signifying (on) Scriptures |
Soggetto topico | Sacred books - History and criticism |
ISBN |
1-281-39729-6
9786611397296 0-8135-4462-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | ; Introduction: TEXTureS, gestures, power: orientation to radical excavation / Vincent L. Wimbush -- Scriptures: text and then some / Catherine Bell -- Signifying revelation in Islam / Tazim R. Kassam -- Scriptures and the nature of authority: the case of the Guru Granth in Sikh tradition / Gurinder Singh Mann -- Dynamics of scripturalization: the ancient Near East / Hugh R. Page Jr. -- Known knowns and unknown unknowns: scriptures and scriptural interpretations / R.S. Sugirtharajah -- ; Talking back -- Signifying scriptures in Confucianism / Yan Shoucheng -- Confessions of Nat Turner: memoir of a martyr or testament of a terrorist? / William L. Andrews -- Signifying scriptures from an African perspective / Oyeronke Olajubu -- Transforming identities, de-textualizing interpretation, and re-modalizing representation: scriptures and subaltern subjectivity in India / Sathianathan Clarke -- Signification as scripturalization: communal memories among the Miao and in ancient Jewish allegorization / Sze-kar Wan -- ; Talking back -- Conjuring scriptures and engendering healing traditions / Yvonne P. Chireau -- Visualizing scriptures / Colleen McDannell -- Signifying in nineteenth-century African American religious music / Jacqueline Cogdell Djedje -- Signifying proverbs: Menace II society / Erin Runions -- Scriptures beyond script: some African diasporic occasions / Grey Gundaker -- Texture, text, and testament: reading sacred symbols/signifying imagery in American visual culture / Leslie King-Hammond -- ; Talking back -- Differences at play in the fields of the lord / Susan F. Harding -- American Samson: biblical reading and national origins / Laura E. Donaldson -- Against signifying: psychosocial needs and natural evil / Leonard Harris -- Orality, memory, and power: Vedic scriptures and Brahmanical hegemony in India / Patrick Olivelle -- Reading places/reading scriptures / Wesley A. Kort -- Taniwha and serpent: a trans-Tasman riff / Jo Diamond -- Scriptures without letters, subversions of pictography, signifyin(g) alphabetical writing / José Rabasa -- ; Talking back -- In Hoc Signum Vincent: a Midrashist replies / Burton L. Visotzky -- Powerful words: the social-intellectual location of the international signifying scriptures project / Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza -- Racial and colonial politics of the modern object of knowledge: cautionary notes on "scripture" / Joseph Parker -- Who needs the subaltern? / Ranu Samantrai -- ; Talking back. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910826727403321 |
New Brunswick, N.J., : Rutgers University Press, c2008 | ||
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