Description |
1 online resource (601 pages) : illustrations, map |
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computer c rdamedia |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
Series |
Dynamics in the history of religions, 1878-8106 ; v. 3 |
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Dynamics in the history of religion ; v. 3.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
Summary |
"Focusing on concepts, practices and images associated with purity in the ancient Mediterranean, this volume contributes new aspects to the current discussion about the forming of religious traditions, from a comparative perspective that acknowldges individual developments, mutual exchanges, as well as transcultural processes"--Provided by publisher. |
Note |
Print version record. |
Contents |
Purity in ancient Mesopotamia : the Paleo-Babylonian and Neo-Assyrian periods / Michaël Guichard and Lionel Marti -- Conceptions of purity in Egyptian religion / Joachim Friedrich Quack -- Concepts of purity in Anatolian religions / Manfred Hutter -- Aspects of purity in the Phoenician world / Hans-Peter Mathys -- Purity and pollution in ancient Zoroastrianism / Albert F. de Jong -- The concept of purity in Greek sacred laws / Noel Robertson -- Concepts of purity in ancient Greece, with particular emphasis on sacred sites / Linda-Marie Günther -- Greek and comparatist reflexions on food prohibitions / Philippe Borgeaud -- Sacral purity and social order in ancient Rome / Bernhard Linke -- Forms and functions of purity in Leviticus / Christophe Nihan -- Purity conceptions in the book of Numbers in context / Christian Frevel -- Purity conceptions in Deuteronomy / Udo Rüterswörden -- The system of holiness in Ezekiel's vision of the new temple (Ezek 40-48) / Michael Konkel -- The relevance of purity in Second Temple Judaism according to Ezra-Nehemiah / Benedikt Rausche -- Purity concepts in Jewish traditions of the Hellenistic period / Beate Ego -- The evolution of purity at Qumran / Ian Werrett -- Purity conceptions in the Dead Sea scrolls : "ritual-physical" and "moral" purity in a diachronic perspective / Gudrun Holtz -- Pure stone : archaeological evidence for Jewish purity practices in late Second Temple Judaism (miqwa'ot and stone vessels) / Jürgen K. Zangenberg. |
Subject |
Rites and ceremonies.
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Purity, Ritual.
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Purity, Ritual -- Judaism.
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Archaeology and religion.
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Mediterranean Region -- Religion.
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Rites et cérémonies.
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Pureté rituelle.
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Pureté rituelle -- Judaïsme.
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Archéologie et religion.
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RELIGION -- Reference.
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RELIGION / History
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Archaeology and religion
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Purity, Ritual
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Purity, Ritual -- Judaism
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Religion
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Rites and ceremonies
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Mediterranean Region
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Added Author |
Frevel, Christian, 1962-
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Nihan, Christophe, 1972-
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Other Form: |
Print version: Purity and the forming of religious traditions in the ancient Mediterranean world and ancient Judaism. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2013 9789004232105 (DLC) 2012017179 (OCoLC)794033787 |
ISBN |
9789004232297 (electronic bk.) |
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900423229X (electronic bk.) |
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9789004232105 (alk. paper) |
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9004232109 (alk. paper) |
Standard No. |
AU@ 000051046263 |
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CHBIS 010206023 |
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NLGGC 355439182 |
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NZ1 15295171 |
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