Books as Bodies and as Sacred Beings - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:James W. Watts (Editor), Yohan Yoo (Editor)Series:Comparative Research on Iconic and Performative TextsPublish date:2021-07-01Pages:180
Language:EnglishPublisher:Equinox PublishingISBN-13:9781781798850ISBN-10:1781798850UPC:9781781798850Book Category:Religion, Literary CriticismBook Subcategory:Comparative Religion, Books & ReadingSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.46 inchesWeight:0.7209Product ID:SC3WJDPJ08
Books as Bodies and as Sacred Beings
In this volume an international team of scholars address the theme of books as sacred beings from an impressively diverse range of primary material and perspectives. Yet, as a group, they meld to engage and advance previous research to solidify the conclusion that human cultures, especially religious groups, often ritualize bodies as sacred books and books as divine beings. The studies collected...
Series: Comparative Research on Iconic and Performative Texts
Language:EnglishPublisher:Equinox PublishingISBN-13:9781781798850ISBN-10:1781798850UPC:9781781798850Book Category:Religion, Literary CriticismBook Subcategory:Comparative Religion, Books & ReadingSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.46 inchesWeight:0.7209Product ID:SC3WJDPJ08
James W. Watts is Professor of Religion at Syracuse University. Yohan Yoo is Professor of Comparative Religion at Seoul National University. He is the author in Korean of Myths of Our Era (2012) and Religion, Symbolism, Human Beings (2014).
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