Nicole J. Ruane,
Nicole J. (Lecturer, University of New Hampshire) Ruane
Cambridge University Press
e druk, 2013
9780521877244
Sacrifice and Gender in Biblical Law
Specificaties
Gebonden, 278 blz.
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Engels
Cambridge University Press |
e druk, 2013
ISBN13: 9780521877244
Rubricering
Levertijd ongeveer 8 werkdagen
Samenvatting
This book examines the Hebrew Bible's numerous laws about sacrificial procedure to understand the significance of gender in sacrificial rituals and the reasons that gender distinctions are so vital in these acts. Gender selection of both victims and participants is an intrinsic aspect of the nature and purpose of each rite, affecting its form and function, as well as its legitimacy. Sacrifice and Gender in Biblical Law considers the laws of the firstborn, the rite of the red cow, laws of slaughter, rituals of purification, and other offerings. It shows that these laws regulate material wealth and contribute to the construction of social roles.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9780521877244
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:Gebonden
Aantal pagina's:278
Uitgever:Cambridge University Press
Inhoudsopgave
1. Introduction; 2. Women's sacrificial roles in biblical law; 3. The gendered victimology of animal offerings; 4. Milk, meat, and mothers: the exclusion of mothers from sacrifice in cultic food laws; 5. Death and the female: the sacred impurity of the red cow; 6. Impurity and the creation of difference; 7. Fathers and firstlings; 8. Conclusion: child sacrifice and animal sacrifice.