Title Rituals and ritual theory in ancient Israel / by Ithamar Gruenwald.

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Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2003.

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Description	1 online resource (xiii, 278 pages).
Physical Medium	polychrome
Description	text file
Series	Brill reference library of Judaism ; v. 10
	Brill reference library of Judaism ; v. 10.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-274) and index.
Contents	Preface; Chapter One: Rituals and Ritual Theory -- Introductory Remarks; Chapter Two: Economic Ethos and Rituals in the Religion of Ancient Israel; Chapter Three: The Relevance of Myth for the Understanding of Ritual in Ancient Judaism; Chapter Four: In Quest of New Perspectives in Religious Studies: Halakhah and the Study of Rituals; Chapter Five: Sacrifices in Biblical Literature and Ritual Theory; Chapter Six: The "Lord's Supper" and Ritual Theory; Bibliography; Index.
Summary	This work covers the issues of rituals and their embedded ritual theory in the religion of ancient Israel. It states that rituals are an autonomous form of expression of the human mind. It argues that the ritual theory is not in any general theory of ritual but embedded in the ritual act itself.
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Subject	Bible -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
	Bible.
	Bible -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
	Judaism -- Liturgy -- Philosophy.
	Judaism -- Liturgy.
	Philosophy.
	Ritual.
	Ritual.
	Judaism -- History -- To 70 A.D.
	Judaism.
	History.
Chronological Term	To 70 A.D
Indexed Term	Humaniora Religionsvidenskab.
	Humaniora Jødisk kultur og historie.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Other Form:	Print version: Gruenwald, Ithamar. Rituals and ritual theory in ancient Israel. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2003 9004126279 (DLC) 2002033038 (OCoLC)51505750
ISBN	1417502274 (electronic book)
	9781417502271 (electronic book)
	904740002X
	9789047400028
	9789004126275
	9004126279

Title Rituals and ritual theory in ancient Israel / by Ithamar Gruenwald.

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