Throughout history, the study of sacred texts has focused almost exclusively on the content and meaning of these writings. Such a focus obscures the fact that sacred texts are always embodied in particular material forms—from ancient scrolls to contemporary electronic devices. Using the digital turn as a starting point, this volume highlights material dimensions of the sacred texts of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
The essays in this collection investigate how material aspects have shaped the production and use of these texts within and between the traditions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, from antiquity to the present day. Contributors also reflect on the implications of transitions between varied material forms and media cultures.
Taken together, the essays suggests that materiality is significant for the academic study of sacred texts, as well as for reflection on developments within and between these religious traditions. This volume offers insightful analysis on key issues related to the materiality of sacred texts in the traditions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, while also highlighting the significance of transitions between various material forms, including the current shift to digital culture.
Throughout history, the study of sacred texts has focused almost exclusively on the content and meaning of these writings. Such a focus obscures the fact that sacred texts are always embodied in particular material forms—from ancient scrolls to contemporary electronic devices. Using the digital turn as a starting point, this volume highlights material dimensions of the sacred texts of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
The essays in this collection investigate how material aspects have shaped the production and use of these texts within and between the traditions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, from antiquity to the present day. Contributors also reflect on the implications of transitions between varied material forms and media cultures.
Taken together, the essays suggests that materiality is significant for the academic study of sacred texts, as well as for reflection on developments within and between these religious traditions. This volume offers insightful analysis on key issues related to the materiality of sacred texts in the traditions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, while also highlighting the significance of transitions between various material forms, including the current shift to digital culture.
Название: Personal Salvation and Filial Piety: Two Precious Scroll Narratives of Guanyin and Her Acolytes ISBN: 0824892429 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780824892425 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 23100.00 T Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии. Описание: Offers a fully annotated translation of The Precious Scroll, based on a nineteenth-century edition. The translation is preceded by an introduction that discusses the origin of the text and the genre to which it belongs and highlights the similarities and differences between the scroll and female saints` lives from medieval Europe.
Автор: Neese Shelley Название: The Copper Scroll Project: An Ancient Secret Fuels the Battle for the Temple Mount ISBN: 1683509153 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781683509158 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 20190.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: The Copper Scroll Project tells the story of an Oklahoma arson investigator, Jim Barfield, who sets off on a decade-long quest to uncover Qumran`s secrets and show the world that the Dead Sea Scrolls were merely the tip of the archaeological iceberg.
Автор: Miller Cynthia J., Van Riper A. Bowdoin Название: The Terror of the Text: Essays on Books, Scrolls and Manuscripts in Horror Films ISBN: 1476671303 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781476671307 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 49890.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Ancient grimoires such as the Necronomicon serve as timeless vessels of knowledge beyond human comprehension, while runes, summoning diaries, and spell books offer their readers access to the powers of the supernatural - but at what cost? This collection of new essays examines nearly a century of genre horror in which on-screen texts drive and shape their narratives, sometimes unnoticed.
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