The scriptural universe of ancient Christianity
Introduction: A double paradigm shift -- A scriptural galaxy -- A divine palimpsest -- Religious revolution and cultural change -- Scripture and culture -- The new self and reading practices -- Communities of knowledge -- Eastern wisdoms -- A world full of letters -- Scriptural and personal authorit...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, Massachusetts London, England
Harvard University Press
2016
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| In: | Year: 2016 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Literalness
/ Holy books
/ Christian literature
/ Church
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| Further subjects: | B
Church History
Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600
B Sacred Books History and criticism B Christianity and other religions B Church History Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 B Books Religious aspects Christianity |
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| Summary: | Introduction: A double paradigm shift -- A scriptural galaxy -- A divine palimpsest -- Religious revolution and cultural change -- Scripture and culture -- The new self and reading practices -- Communities of knowledge -- Eastern wisdoms -- A world full of letters -- Scriptural and personal authority -- Conclusion: Alexandria, Jerusalem, Baghdad Late antiquity saw a revolution in literate culture the consequences of which, for more than a millennium, were no less dramatic than those of the invention of the movable type in early modernity. Both the transformation of the physical support of the books (from scroll to codex) and also, more importantly, the redaction of foundational texts of new religions, permitted the birth and growth of new, world religions, such as Christianity, Manichaeism, and then Islam. Within and without the borders of the Roman Empire, it was often in translation that those texts circulated, and that commentaries were elaborated, usually in writing but also orally. But the status of books underwent in the Roman world even more radical changes, which have to do with their central role in religion and religious education. Books, including sacred books, had of course existed in archaic and ancient societies, but they were now invested with a new status as they were taking the place previously held by sacrifice at the very core of ritual.-- |
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| Item Description: | Hier auch später erschienene, unveränderte Nachdrucke Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0674545133 |