The Image and the Book: Iconic Cults, Aniconism, and the Rise of Book Religion in Israel and the Ancient Near East - Couverture souple

Van Der Toorn, K.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 9068319833 ISBN 13 : 9789068319835

Editeur : Peeters Publishers, 1998

Synopsis

The Image and the Book is a richly documented and provocative collection of studies and essays dealing with the historical background of biblical ban on religious images. It describes the role and theology of the divine image in the civilizations surrounding Israel, and shows that there has been long-standing worship of images in Israel. Though the Bible intimates that Israelite religion was aniconic from the very beginning, the archaeological evidence and the dispassionate analysis of the available texts shows otherwise. The iconographical remains yield a fascinating view of the development and varieties in the cult of religious images. The iconoclasm of influential currents in the late Israelite and early Judaic religion went in tandem with the promotion of the Book of the Law as a substitute of the image. In the case of the Bible, the rise of book religion must be seen in conjunction with the battle against images.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Peeters Publishers
• Date d'édition: 1998
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 9068319833
• ISBN 13: 9789068319835
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 271
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible