Sacrifice and Symbol: Biblical Selamim in a Ritual Perspective: v. 52 (Coniectanea Biblica, Old Testament S.) - Softcover

Modeus, Martin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9122021205 ISBN 13: 9789122021209

Publisher: Almqvist & Wiksell Internat., 2005

Synopsis

For the sacrifice shelamim in the "Hebrew Bible", scholars have suggested a number of different interpretations and uses. This sacrifice also had an ambiguous role in Israelite culture. Lack of a general consensus and the failure to reach a satisfying solution makes the shelamim a puzzle and an interesting sacrifice to investigate with insights gained from modern ritual studies. In this study, it is suggested that an investigation of ritual issues should start in the situation that creates the need for the performance, not in an analysis of the ritual's form or content. Rituals are here understood as human reactions to various causes, that is, events in nature or culture. Determining a ritual's cause is the first step in a ritual analysis.

About this edition

• Publisher: Almqvist & Wiksell Internat.
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 9122021205
• ISBN 13: 9789122021209
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 459