| Description |
1 online resource (572 pages) |
| Contents |
Contents; Notes on Contributors; Introduction; PART I: Revealing the Past; 1: The Ancient World; 2: The Patristic Period; 3: The Middle Ages; 4: The Renaissance; 5: The Reformation; 6: The Counter-Reformation; 7: The Modern World; PART II: The Nomadic Text; 8: Judaism; 9: Islam; 10: Asia; 11: Africa; 12: North America; 13: Latin America; 14 : Australasia; PART III: The Bible and the Senses; 15: Literature; 16: Film; 17: Music; 18: Art; 19: Architecture; 20: The Theatre; 21: The Circus; 22: The Body; PART IV: Reading in Practice; 23: Contextuality; 24: Politics; 25: Ecology; 26: Psychology |
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27: Gender28: Nationalism; 29: Post-colonialism; 30: Postmodernism; Index of Biblical References; General Index |
| Summary |
Offers a reference source about twenty-first century approaches to the Bible. Drawing on interdisciplinary and international examples, this volume explores how the Bible has impacted on all the major social contexts where it has been influential - ancient, medieval and modern, world-wide |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| SUBJECT |
Bible -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85013617
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Bible -- Influence.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85013663
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Bible fast |
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Christianity and culture -- Biblical teaching
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Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781405178327 |
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1405178329 |
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