Sacred words and worlds: geography, religion, and scholarship, 1550 - 1700

Early modern Geographia Sacra: Themes and approaches -- The Antwerp polyglot Bible: Maps, scholarship, and exegesis -- Antiquarian zeal and sacred measurement on the road to Jerusalem -- The Phoenicians are coming! Samuel Bochart's Protestant geography -- Putting the Church on the map: Ecclesia...

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Main Author: Šālew, Ṣûr 1967- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Leiden [u.a.] Brill 2012
In: History of science and medicine library (21)
Year: 2012
Reviews:Sacred words and worlds. Geography, religion, and scholarship, 1550–1700. By Zur Shalev. (History of Science and Medicine Library, 21. Scientific and Learned Cultures and their Institutions, 2.) Pp. xxi + 319 incl. 57 figs. Leiden–Boston: Brill, 2012. €99. 978 90 04 20935 0; 1872 0684 (2012) (Groves, Beatrice)
Series/Journal:History of science and medicine library 21
History of science and medicine library / Scientific and learned cultures and their institutions 2
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Europe / Biblical geography / History 1550-1700
Further subjects:B Sacred Space
B Religion and geography
B Bible Study and teaching History
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Summary:Early modern Geographia Sacra: Themes and approaches -- The Antwerp polyglot Bible: Maps, scholarship, and exegesis -- Antiquarian zeal and sacred measurement on the road to Jerusalem -- The Phoenicians are coming! Samuel Bochart's Protestant geography -- Putting the Church on the map: Ecclesiastical cartography across the denominational divide -- Epilogue -- Appendix: Extant manuscripts of Samuel Bochart
Item Description:Literaturverz. S. [279] - 308
ISBN:9004209352