Sacred words and worlds : geography, religion, and scholarship, 1550-1700 / by Zur Shalev.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shalev, Zur, 1967-

Series:

History of science and medicine library ; v. 21.

History of science and medicine library. Scientific and learned cultures and their institutions ; v. 2.

History of science and medicine library. Scientific and learned cultures and their institutions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible.

Religion and geography.

Sacred space.

Bible--Study and teaching--History.

History.

Physical Description:

xxi, 319 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.

Other Title:

Geography, religion, and scholarship, 1550-1700

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2012.

Summary:

Shalev (early modern European history, U. of Haifa) explores the religious underpinnings and implications of maps and other geographic representations of the Holy Land in a Europe wracked by religious conflict. After explaining his themes and approaches, he covers the Antwerp Polyglot Bible: maps, scholarship, and exegesis; antiquarian zeal and sacred measurement on the road to Jerusalem; the Phoenicians in Samuel Bochart's Protestant geography; and ecclesiastical cartography across the denominational divide. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Early modern Geographia Sacra: Themes and approaches

The Antwerp polyglot Bible: Maps, scholarship, and exegesis

Antiquarian zeal and sacred measurement on the road to Jerusalem

The Phoenicians are coming! Samuel Bochart's Protestant geography

Putting the Church on the map: Ecclesiastical cartography across the denominational divide

Epilogue

Appendix: Extant manuscripts of Samuel Bochart.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9789004209350

9004209352

OCLC:

738347890