Sacred Languages and Sacred Texts (e-bog) af Sawyer, John
Sawyer, John (forfatter)

Sacred Languages and Sacred Texts e-bog

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Sacred Languages and Sacred Texts is the first comprehensive study of the role of languages and texts in the religions of the Greco-Roman world, including Judaism and Christianity.It explores bilingualism, language learning, literacy, book production and translation, as well as some of the more explicitly religious factors, including beliefs about language, missionary zeal, ritual, conservatism...
E-bog 359,43 DKK
Forfattere Sawyer, John (forfatter)
Forlag Routledge
Udgivet 2 oktober 2012
Længde 200 sider
Genrer HBLA
Sprog English
Format pdf
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9781134801404
Sacred Languages and Sacred Texts is the first comprehensive study of the role of languages and texts in the religions of the Greco-Roman world, including Judaism and Christianity.It explores bilingualism, language learning, literacy, book production and translation, as well as some of the more explicitly religious factors, including beliefs about language, missionary zeal, ritual, conservatism and the power of a priestly establishment. Sacred Languages and Sacred Texts sheds new light on the role of the power of words, spoken and written, in religion.