Leviticus as Literature
Leviticus as Literature
By:Mary Douglas
Published on 1999-11-25 by OUP Oxford
This first full-scale account of Leviticus by a world renowned anthropologist presents the biblical work as a literary masterpiece. Seen in an anthropological perspective Leviticus has a mystical structure which plots the book into three parts corresponding to the three parts of the desert tabernacle, both corresponding to the parts of Mount Sinai. This completely new reading transforms the interpretation of the purity laws. The pig and other forbidden animals are not abhorrent, they command the same respect due to all God's creatures. Boldly challenging several traditions of Bible criticism, Mary Douglas claims that Leviticus is not the narrow doctrine of a crabbed professional priesthood but a powerful intellectual statement about a religion which emphasizes God's justice and compassion.
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Book which was published by OUP Oxford since 1999-11-25 have ISBNs, ISBN 13 Code is 9780191518386 and ISBN 10 Code is 0191518387
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