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The Bible in folklore worldwide. Volume 2, a handbook of Biblical reception in folklores of Africa, Asia, Oceania, and the Americas / edited by Eric Ziolkowski.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Handbooks of Bible and its reception ; 1.2
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bible--Study and teaching--Developing countries.
- Bible.
- Bible--Criticism, interpretation, etc--Developing countries.
- Bible--Folklore.
- Bible--Influence.
- Christianity and culture--Developing countries.
- Christianity and culture.
- Folklore--Developing countries.
- Folklore.
- Indigenous peoples--Religion.
- Indigenous peoples.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : illustrations (partly color), maps.
- Other Title:
- Handbook of Biblical reception in folklores of Africa, Asia, Oceania, and the Americas
- Place of Publication:
- Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2024]
- Summary:
- The series Handbooks of the Bible and Its Reception (HBR) provides comprehensive introductions to individual topics in biblical reception history. Based on the multi-volume reference work Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception (EBR), HBR offers broad and in-depth analyses of selected issues found in EBR. The Handbooks address a wide range of interdisciplinary matters, including reception of the Bible in various contexts and historical periods; in diverse geographic areas; in particular cultural, social, and political contexts; and in relation to important biblical themes, topics, and figures. HBR is an indispensable tool for scholars and students in the field of biblical reception.Further information on "The Bible and Its Reception."
- The Bible in Folklore Worldwide, a two-volume, illustrated Handbook, provides readers with original studies of the reception of the Bible in the folklores of different cultures around the world. This second volume focuses on biblically-derived characters, tales, and motifs, in Asian, African, Oceanic, and American cultures.
- Contents:
- Western African / Eric Ziolkowski
- Southern, Central, and Eastern African / Isabel Mukonyora
- Southern Asian / Herman Tull
- Eastern Asian (Chinese) / John T. P Lai
- Eastern Asian ( Japanese) / Christal Whelan
- Oceanic (Fijian) / Jerusha Matsen Neal
- Oceanic (Sāmoan) / M. Luafata Simanu-Klutz
- Indigenous Peoples of the Americas / John Bierhorst
- Mesoamerican (Mexican and Central American) / Kerry Hull
- North American (African American) / M. Cooper Harriss
- Latter-day Saint (Mormon) / Eric A. Eliason
- Filmic / Rhonda Burnette-Bletsch
- Four Worldwide Bible-related Folkloric Wanderers : Elijah, Jesus, Mary, and the Wandering Jew / Eric Ziolkowski.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Online resource; title from PDF title page (De Gruyter Brill, viewed May 27, 2026).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Bible in folklore worldwide, Volume 2.
- ISBN:
- 9783110478211
- 3110478218
- OCLC:
- 1415638232
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license
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