| Description |
1 online resource (x, 190 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Religion in the first Christian centuries
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Religion in the first Christian centuries.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-182) and index. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Summary |
Sacred Languages and Sacred Texts is the first comprehensive study of the role of languages and texts in the religions of the Greco-Roman world, including Judaism and Christianity. It explores bilingualism, language learning, literacy, book production and translation, as well as some of the more explicitly religious factors, including beliefs about language, missionary zeal, ritual, conservatism and the power of a priestly establishment. Sacred Languages and Sacred Texts sheds new light on the role of the power of words, spoken and written, in religion. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Bible -- Language, style.
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Bible. |
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Language and languages -- Style. |
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Bible -- Language, style. |
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Bible -- Langue. |
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Language and languages -- Religious aspects -- History.
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Language and languages -- Religious aspects. |
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History. |
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Sacred books -- History and criticism.
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Sacred books. |
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Rome -- Languages -- Religious aspects -- History.
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Rome (Empire) |
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Language and languages. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Sawyer, John F.A. Sacred languages and sacred texts. London ; New York : Routledge, 1999 (DLC) 98054120 |
| ISBN |
9780203047750 |
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0203047753 |
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9780415125468 (hardback) |
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0415125464 (hardback) |
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9780415125475 (paperback) |
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0415125472 (paperback) |
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0203290909 (electronic book) |
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9780203290903 (electronic book) |
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0203047753 |
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0415125464 (hardback) |
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0415125472 (paperback) |
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