Rituals and Ritual Theory in Ancient IsraelBRILL, 2003 - 278 páginas This book, in many ways the first of its kind, addresses the issue of rituals and their embedded ritual theory, in the religion of ancient Israel. The leading idea of the book is that rituals are a autonomous form of expression of the human mind. The human mind expresses itself in rituals, as it does in language, the arts, and mathematics. Rituals are not performative translations of symbols and ideas, and in religion, of any kind of theology. Theology does not explain how rituals are done and how they accomplish what they claim to do. The book begins with a general discussion of what rituals are, and argues that the ritual theory of each ritual is not in any general theory of ritual but embedded in the ritual act itself. Every ritual is structured in such a way that its details create the behavioural logic that makes ritual work. The difference is explored between the early and institutionalised phases of the religion of ancient Israel. Here the role of the economic ethos is the focus of the discussion. The book explores the links between myth and rituals, arguing that the connectedness with ritual endows a story with a myth essence. Detailed discussions of various rituals exemplify the major theoretical discourse. The book is of interest to scholars in the areas of Halakhah (law and ritual), religious studies, and the anthropology of religion. |
Índice
Chapter OneRituals and Ritual TheoryIntroductory | 1 |
Chapter TwoEconomic Ethos and Rituals in the Religion | 40 |
Chapter ThreeThe Relevance of Myth for the Under | 94 |
discussion of myth Myth temple and ritual purity The mythic | 102 |
Chapter FourIn Quest of New Perspectives in Religious | 139 |
Chapter FiveSacrifices in Biblical Literature and Ritual | 180 |
Chapter SixThe Lords Supper and Ritual Theory | 231 |
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Rituals and Ritual Theory in Ancient Israel Ithamar Gruenwald No hay ninguna vista previa disponible - 2010 |
Términos y frases comunes
ancient Israel anthropology argue aspects Azazel believe biblical blessing blood bread chapter Christian cognitive connection constitutes context cosmos create cultural discussion Don Handelman economic enactment entails essence essential ethos existence expression fact factor forms framework function goat Halakhah Halakhic Hebrew hermeneutic historical holy human mind Hyam Maccoby impurity intentionality interesting Israelites issue Jacob Neusner Jesus Jewish Judaic Judaism lifestyle Lord's Supper Maimonides manner materials means mentioned Midrash Mishnah Mishnah Tractate modes myth and ritual mythic narrative noted notion Oral Torah Passover Paul present question Qumran rabbinic reality relation relevant religion religious studies René Girard respect ritu ritual act ritual behaviour ritual process ritual theory role sacrificial act scholarly scholars Scripture sense shaped social specific stage stances status story structure study of rituals symbolic Temple terms of reference texts theological tion Torah transformation University Press Walter Burkert words
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