Ritual and Morality: The Ritual Purity System and its Place in Judaism - Couverture souple

Maccoby, Hyam

 
9780521093651: Ritual and Morality: The Ritual Purity System and its Place in Judaism
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ISBN 10 : 0521093651 ISBN 13 : 9780521093651
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2009

Synopsis

The book describes in detail the ritual purity system of the Hebrew Bible, and its development into the system of the rabbis. Certain human conditions require purification before contact is made with holy foods or areas. Recent scholarly theories (Milgrom, Neusner, Douglas) are discussed, and new theories are proposed for the origin of the Red Cow and Scapegoat rites. It is argued that the impurities concerned all derive from the human cycle of generation, birth and death, from which the Sanctuary is to be guarded; not because it needs protection from demonic powers (as in other ancient purity systems), but because of the reverence due to the divine presence. While the priestly code of holiness displays traces of earlier conceptions, its ritual has lost urgent salvific force, and has become a protocol for the Temple and a dedicatory code for a priestly people; the sources distinguish it from universal morality.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The book describes in detail the ritual purity system of the Hebrew Bible, and its development into the system of the rabbis. Certain human conditions require purification before contact is made with holy foods or areas. Recent scholarly theories (Milgrom, Neusner, Douglas) are discussed, and new theories are proposed for the origin of the Red Cow and Scapegoat rites. It is argued that the impurities concerned all derive from the human cycle of generation, birth and death, from which the Sanctuary is to be guarded; not because it needs protection from demonic powers (as in other ancient purity systems), but because of the reverence due to the divine presence. While the priestly code of holiness displays traces of earlier conceptions, its ritual has lost urgent salvific force, and has become a protocol for the Temple and a dedicatory code for a priestly people; the sources distinguish it from universal morality.

Revue de presse

Review of the hardback: 'There is no doubt in my mind that it will replace all other treatments on the subject.' Professor Jacob Milgrom

Review of the hardback: 'This concise, tightly-argued volume ... makes important contributions to contemporary discussions of the motivations and significance of both the biblical and the rabbinic ritual purity systems.' Christine Hayes, The Jewish Quarterly Review

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Éditeur
Cambridge University Press
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0521093651
ISBN 13 
9780521093651
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
244
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9780521495400: Ritual and Morality: The Ritual Purity System and its Place in Judaism

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0521495407 ISBN 13 :  9780521495400
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 1999
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