Leviticus as Literature
by
Mary Douglas
Book Details
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
019815092X
ISBN-13
9780198150923
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Imprint
Oxford University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Nov 25th, 1999
Print length
298 Pages
Weight
528 grams
Dimensions
22.50 x 15.00 x 2.40 cms
Product Classification:
Literary studies: ancient, classical and medievalLiterary studies: classical, early & medievalBible readings, selections & meditationsJudaismCriticism & exegesis of sacred textsAnthropologyJudaismBible readings, selections and meditationsCriticism and exegesis of sacred texts
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This text attempts to present the Book of Leviticus as more than a collection of religious legalities, and reviews it from an anthropological perspective. It argues that it is not the narrow theology of a crabbed, inward-turning, priestly culture but a philosophical achievement.
This first full-scale account of Leviticus by a world renowned anthropologist presents the biblical work as a literary masterpiece. Seen in an anthropological perspective Leviticus has a mystical structure which plots the book into three parts corresponding to the three parts of the desert tabernacle, both corresponding to the parts of Mount Sinai. This completely new reading transforms the interpretation of the purity laws. The pig and other forbidden animals are not abhorrent, they command the same respect due to all God''s creatures. Boldly challenging several traditions of Bible criticism, Mary Douglas claims that Leviticus is not the narrow doctrine of a crabbed professional priesthood but a powerful intellectual statement about a religion which emphasizes God''s justice and compassion.
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