Rituals and ritual theory in ancient Israel /

Main Author: Gruenwald, Ithamar.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2003.
Series:Brill reference library of Judaism ; v. 10
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Table of 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.