The Blackwell companion to the Bible and culture / edited by John F.A. Sawyer.
| Other author | Sawyer, John F. A. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Malden, MA ; Oxford : Blackwell Pub., |
| Description | xii, 555 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Blackwell companions to religion |
| Contents | Revealing the past -- The ancient world / Philip R. Davies -- The patristic period / Kate Cooper -- The Middle Ages / Mary Dove -- The Renaissance / Ilona N. Rashkow -- The Reformation / Peter Matheson -- The Counter-Reformation / Euan Cameron -- The modern world / John W. Rogerson -- The nomadic text -- Judaism / Edward Kessler -- Islam / Stephen N. Lambden -- Asia / Choan-Seng Song -- Africa / Jonathan A. Draper -- North America / Scott M. Langston -- Latin America / Erhard S. Gerstenberger -- Australasia / Roland Boer and Ibrahim Abraham -- The Bible and the senses -- Literature Jo Carruthers -- Film / Alice Bach -- Music / John W. Rogerson -- Art / Heidi J. Hornik and Mikeal C. Parsons -- Architecture / Andrew Ballantyne -- The theatre / Meg Twycross -- The circus / Burke O. Long -- The body / Gerard Loughlin -- Reading in practice -- Contextuality / Gerald West -- Politics / Tim Gorringe -- Ecology / Anne Primavesi -- Psychology / Ilona N. Rashkow -- Gender / Deborah E. Sawyer -- Nationalism / Jo Carruthers -- Post-colonialism / Sharon A. Bong -- Postmodernism / Andrew Tate. |
| Abstract | Consisting of over 25 articles written by distinguished specialists from around the world, this text draws on interdisciplinary examples in order to demonstrate how the Bible has impacted on all the major social contexts where it has been influential - world-wide, ancient, medieval and modern. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2005034703 |
| ISBN | 1405101369 (hardback : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781405101363 (hardback : alk. paper) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |