The vow and the "popular religious groups" of ancient Israel : a philological and sociological inquiry / Jacques Berlinerblau.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Berlinerblau, Jacques.

Series:

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 210.

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 210

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vows in the Bible.

Sociology, Biblical.

Bible. Old Testament--Social scientific criticism.

Bible.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 p.)

Place of Publication:

Sheffield, England : Sheffield Academic Press, c1996.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Berlinerblau argues that in order to procure reliable historical information about 'popular religious groups' (such as women, non-privileged economic strata, heterodox elements) we must search for what he calls 'implicit evidence': mundane details regarding the vow which the biblical writers tacitly assumed and hence unknowingly bequeathed to posterity. By piecing together these strands of implicit evidence the author attempts to reconstruct the basic norms of the Israelite votive system. In so doing, he explains why certain 'popular religious groups' were attracted to this particular practice

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; Part I: THE MECHANISMS OF THE ISRAELITE VOW; Part II: THE EXPLICIT EVIDENCE AND ACCESSIBILITY; Part III: THE VOW AND THE 'OFFICIAL RELIGION'; Conclusion; Appendix 1 The Positive Vow; Appendix 2 [Omitted]; Appendix 3 [Omitted]: 'To Fulfill a Vow'; Appendix 4 The Etymological Status of [Omitted]; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors

Notes:

Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--New York University, 1991, published under title: Israelite vow and the so-called "popular religion."

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9786611813741

9781281813749

1281813745

9780567407313

0567407314

OCLC:

283799046