The ideology of ritual : space, time and status in the priestly theology / Frank H.Gorman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gorman, Frank H.

Series:

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 91.

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 91

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Theology.

Ritual--History.

Ritual.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (264 pages)

Place of Publication:

Sheffield : JSOT Press, 1990.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

For the Priestly writers, ritual was a fundamental form of theological reflection. This study analyses the conceptual categories of space, time and status in an effort to clarify the larger cultural and conceptual categories operative in the Priestly ritual system. Drawing on interpretative models derived from cultural anthropology, the author argues that Priestly creation theology forms a necessary context for understanding the Priestly rituals.

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter 1 RITUAL: A METHODOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK; Chapter 2 PRIESTLY WORLD VIEW AND PRIESTLY RITUAL; Chapter 3 LEVITICUS 16; Chapter 4 LEVITICUS 8; Excursus I: EXODUS 34.29-35: MOSES THE EXALTED INAUGURATOR OF THE CULT; Chapter 5 LEVITICUS 14.1-20; Excursus II: THE ROLE OF BLOOD IN THE KIPPER-ACT BLOOD AS A SYMBOL OF LIFE AND DEATH; Chapter 6 NUMBERS 19; Chapter 7 NUMBERS 28-29; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index of Biblical References; Index of Authors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliography and indexes.

ISBN:

9786611803568

9781281803566

1281803561

9780567571960

0567571963

OCLC:

276948973