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Beskrivning
Exploring the nature of texts, this book explains how scriptures function within religions. Topics covered include the oral dimensions of scripture, canon formation, a study of the word in Hindu life, and the role of text in Buddhism.
Miriam Levering is a Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Tennessee.
Recensioner i media
"The essays succeed in challenging our set ideas about what sacred texts are and how they function. It provokes us to think in terms outside our Judeo-Christian view. Many books deal with the nature of sacred texts, but few are willing to look at the problem of what it means to be a sacred text. This work makes an important and most unique contribution to the literature." — Thomas P. Kasulis, Northland College"There is a universal scope to the essays that invites thoughtful reading, discussion and further research across a wide range of fields within religious studies: textual, contextual, historical/developmental, ritual, symbolic, and many others." — Frederick M. Denny, Department of Religious Studies, University of Colorado, Boulder
Innehållsförteckning
Acknowledgments Introduction: Rethinking ScriptureMiriam Levering 1. The Study of Religion and the Study of the BibleWilfred Cantwell Smith 2. Scripture as Form and Concept: Their Emergence for the Western WorldWilfred Cantwell Smith 3. Scripture and Its Reception: A Buddhist CaseMiriam Levering 4. "Scripture" in India: Towards a Typology of the Word in Hindu LifeThomas B. Coburn 5. Scripture as Spoken WordWilliam A. Graham 6. The 'Canons' of 'Scripture'Kendall W. Folkert 7. The Bride of Israel: The Ontological Status of Scripture in the Rabbinic and Kabbalistic TraditionsBarbara A. Holdrege Contributors Index
