Leviticus As Literature
by Mary Douglas
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Author: Mary DouglasEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2001-05-17
ISBN: 0199244197
Number of pages: 304
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
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Book Review: A new way of looking at an old book
Summary: 5 Stars
This is essential reading for anyone interested on the bible. It is written from an anthropoligical point of view by one of the greatest anthropologists of our era. There is no claim here to biblical scholarship in its narrow sense. But the Book of Leviticus is shown to be much more than a boring list of sacrificial and purity rituals. The detailed poetic and thematic structures are described both as explanations of what the book is about religiously as well as from a literary point of view. This combination is really engaging. Although some of the associations and structures are forced and general rules are derived from single cases, although frankly I think she gets some things wrong, I have not been so stimulated by a book on the bible for a very long time. Even for someone totally familiar with traditional commentaries this will be an exciting read.
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