Homer, the Bible, and Beyond : Literary and Religious Canons in the Ancient World /
Homer, the Bible, and Beyond : Literary and Religious Canons in the Ancient World /
Literary and Religious Canons in the Ancient World
edited by Margalit Finkelberg, Guy Stroumsa.
- 1 online resource.
- Brill Book Archive Part 1, ISBN: 9789004472495 Jerusalem Studies in Religion and Culture ; 2 .
- Brill Book Archive Part 1, ISBN: 9789004472495. Jerusalem Studies in Religion and Culture ; 2. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
As distinct from the extant studies of ancient canonical texts, which focus either on literary (Greco-Roman) or religious (Judeo-Christian) canons, the present volume aims at bridging between these two fields by proposing the first comparative study of canon. An international team of experts discusses the processes of canon-formation in societies of the ancient world, addressing such issues as canon and the articulation of identity; the hermeneutical attitude toward canonical texts; textual fixity and openness; oral and written canons; methods of transmission, and more. Among the topics discussed are Mesopotamian canons; Zoroastrianism; the Bible; Homer; literary and philosophical canons in ancient Greece and Rome; the New Testament; the Roman law; Rabbinic Judaism and Kabbalistic literature. The future of the so-called Western Canon is one of the most hotly debated issues of the day. There is reason to believe that what is perceived today as a unique crisis, can be put into perspective by students of ancient societies, for the simple reason that the ancient world offers us the historical perspective of civilizations as a whole and allows us to study cultural phenomena in the longue durée .
9789004496385 9789004126657
10.1163/9789004496385 DOI
Homer--Criticism and interpretation--History--To 1500.
Bible--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Canon (Literature)
Classical literature--History and criticism--Theory, etc.
PA3003
809/.01
Includes bibliographical references and index.
As distinct from the extant studies of ancient canonical texts, which focus either on literary (Greco-Roman) or religious (Judeo-Christian) canons, the present volume aims at bridging between these two fields by proposing the first comparative study of canon. An international team of experts discusses the processes of canon-formation in societies of the ancient world, addressing such issues as canon and the articulation of identity; the hermeneutical attitude toward canonical texts; textual fixity and openness; oral and written canons; methods of transmission, and more. Among the topics discussed are Mesopotamian canons; Zoroastrianism; the Bible; Homer; literary and philosophical canons in ancient Greece and Rome; the New Testament; the Roman law; Rabbinic Judaism and Kabbalistic literature. The future of the so-called Western Canon is one of the most hotly debated issues of the day. There is reason to believe that what is perceived today as a unique crisis, can be put into perspective by students of ancient societies, for the simple reason that the ancient world offers us the historical perspective of civilizations as a whole and allows us to study cultural phenomena in the longue durée .
9789004496385 9789004126657
10.1163/9789004496385 DOI
Homer--Criticism and interpretation--History--To 1500.
Bible--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Canon (Literature)
Classical literature--History and criticism--Theory, etc.
PA3003
809/.01