Religious stories in transformation : conflict, revision and reception / edited by Alberdina Houtman, Tamar Kadari, Marcel Poorthuis and Vered Tohar.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Houtman, Alberdina, editor.

Series:

Jewish and Christian perspectives series ; v. 31.

Jewish and Christian perspectives series, 1388-2074 ; volume 31

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible--Legends.

Bible.

Jewish legends.

Storytelling--Religious aspects.

Storytelling.

Genre:

Legends.

Physical Description:

xi, 486 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2016]

Summary:

In 'Religious Stories in Transformation: Conflict, Revision and Reception', the editors present a collection of essays that reveal both the many similarities and the poignant differences between ancient myths in Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and modern secular culture and how these stories were incorporated and adapted over time. This rich multidisciplinary research demonstrates not only how stories in different religions and cultures are interesting in their own right, but also that the process of transformation in particular deserves scholarly interest. It is through the changes in the stories that the particular identity of each religion comes to the fore most strikingly.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Other Format:

Online version: Religious stories in transformation conflict, revision and reception

ISBN:

9789004335127

9004335129

OCLC:

958262925

Publisher Number:

99970510182