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Leviticus as Literature

[Hardback]

by University College London) Mary Douglas (former Professor of Anthropology

    • Book Format

      hardback

    • Publisher

      Oxford University Press

    • Published

      November 1999

    • Weight

      532g

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      Leviticus as Literature

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      This text attempts to present the "Book of Leviticus" as more than a collection of religious legalities, and to review the whole book from an anthropological perspective, showing how contemporary Jews existed as real people. This reading challenges established prejudices against the priestly work and uncovers an archaic rhetorical style based on analogy and practical examples. First, Leviticus is a literary masterpiece elaborately constructed upon matching paradigms. Its own structure is shown to be a projection of the desert tabernacle. Second, its philosophy of God's creation is much closer to the prophets and psalms than has been supposed. Old puzzles about the forbidden animals and the defilement of sex and food dissolve in the context of God's justice and his compassion for all living beings. Confronting several traditions of Bible criticism, Mary Douglas argues that Leviticus is not the narrow theology of a crabbed, inward-turning, priestly culture but a major philosophical achievement.

      Specification

      • Book Format

        hardback

      • Publisher

        Oxford University Press

      • Published

        November 1999

      • Weight

        532g

      • Page Count

        298

      • Dimensions

        140 x 216 x 21 mm

      • ISBN

        9780198150923

      • ISBN-10

        019815092X

      • Eden Code

        3376

      More Information

      • ISBN: 9780198150923

      • Publisher: Oxford University Press

      • Release Date: November 1999

      • Weight: 532g

      • Dimensions: 140 x 216 x 21 mm

      • Eden Code: 3376


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