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Sanctity of Time and Space in Tradition and Modernity - Houtman, Alberdina (Editor), and Schwartz, Joshua J (Editor), and Poorthuis, Marcel (Editor)
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Time and space can take on a sacred nature in both Judaism and Christianity accompanied by a permanent critical attitude towards the sacred. Conceptions of sacredness imply a conception of community and of society at large. This study investigates the different attitudes toward sacred time and space from an interdisciplinary perspective, ranging from the Biblical period through Qumran, Patristics, Rabbinics, archaeology and theology to modern and even to post-modern rituals. This approach offers a fascinating insight into ...

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Sanctity of Time and Space in Tradition and Modernity 1998, Brill, Leiden, Netherlands

ISBN-13: 9789004112339

Hardcover