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Reading Ritual

Leviticus in Postmodern Culture [Hardback]

by Wesley J. Bergen

    • Author

      Wesley J. Bergen

    • Book Format

      Hardback

    • Publisher

      Continuum

    • Published

      May 2005

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    A bright, fresh approach to Leviticus, connecting its unfamiliar world of animal sacrifice to the everyday in our lives and using ritual theory, popular culture and African theology in its discussion. This book draws on a variety of disciplines to undertake a unique analysis of Leviticus 1-7. Rather than studying the rituals prescribed in Leviticus as arcane historical/theological texts of little interest to the modern reader, or as examples of primitive rituals that have no parallel in Western society, this book provides many points of contact between animal sacrifice rituals and various parts of postmodern society. Modern rituals such as Monday Night Football, eating fast food, sending sons and daughters off to war, and even the rituals of modern academia are contrasted with the text of Leviticus. In addition, responses to Leviticus among modern African Christians and in the early church are used to draw out further understandings of how the language and practice of sacrifice still shapes the lives of people. This study takes a consciously Christian perspective on Leviticus. Leviticus is assumed to be an ongoing part of the Christian Bible.The usual Christian response to Leviticus is to ignore it or to claim that all sacrifice has now been superseded by the sacrifice of Jesus. This study refutes those simplistic assertions, and attempts to reassert the place of Leviticus as a source for Christian self-understanding. This is volume 417 of Journal for the Study of the Old Testament Supplement series and volume 9 of Playing the Texts.

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    • Author

      Wesley J. Bergen

    • Book Format

      Hardback

    • Publisher

      Continuum

    • Published

      May 2005

    • Weight

      359g

    • Page Count

      160

    • Dimensions

      156 x 234 x 10 mm

    • ISBN

      9780567040817

    • ISBN-10

      056704081X

    • Eden Code

      1152100

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    • Author/Creator: Wesley J. Bergen

    • ISBN: 9780567040817

    • Publisher: Continuum

    • Release Date: May 2005

    • Weight: 359g

    • Dimensions: 156 x 234 x 10 mm

    • Eden Code: 1152100


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