Jacob's Tears: The Priestly Work of Reconciliation
Author:   Mary Douglas (Emerita Professor of Anthropology at University College London.)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
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9780199265237


Pages:   218
Publication Date:   11 November 2004
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Mary Douglas (Emerita Professor of Anthropology at University College London.)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 14.60cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 22.30cm
Weight:   0.399kg
ISBN:  

9780199265237


ISBN 10:   0199265232
Pages:   218
Publication Date:   11 November 2004
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

I. The Legacy of Jacob's Sone 1: Counting Jacob's twelve sons 2: Jacob weeping for Joseph II. Who Is `All Israel'? 3: Ezra redefines all Israel as Judah 4: Balaam delivers God's blessings on all Israel III. Before and After Exile: The Gap in Learning 5: Problems in reading the priestly books 6: The body/house cosmogram IV. Magic and Monotheism 7: Uncleanness and taboo draw the lines of the world 8: One God, no ancestors, in a world renewed

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a brilliant synthesis of literary, historical and anthropological perspectives in understanding the priestly contribution ... a stimulating hypothesis and an insightful engagement with the particular emphases of the priestly work. Bernon Lee, Journal of Hebrew Scriptures Mary Douglas...is the most celebrated British Anthropologist in the past half-century, and Jacob's Tears demonstrates why she remains so. Christopher Howse, The Tablet a brilliant and compelling thesis...this is an excellent and thought provoking book. Evangelical Quarterly


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Mary Douglas is Emerita Professor of Anthropology at University College London

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