Sacred Languages and Sacred Texts
| Author/creator | Sawyer, John F. Author |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York : Routledge Florence : Taylor & Francis Group [Distributor] |
| Description | 200 p. 00.850 x 00.550 in. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Religion in the First Christian Centuries Ser. |
| Summary | Annotation <em>Sacred Languages and Sacred Texts</em>is the first comprehensive study of the role of languages and texts in the religions of the Greco-Roman world, including Judaism and Christianity.<br>It explores bilingualism, language learning, literacy, book production and translation, as well as some of the more explicitly religious factors, including beliefs about language, missionary zeal, ritual, conservatism and the power of a priestly establishment. <br><em>Sacred Languages and Sacred Texts</em>sheds new light on the role of the power of words, spoken and written, in religion. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 98054120 |
| ISBN | 9780415125468 |
| ISBN | 0415125464 (Trade Cloth) Active Record |
| Standard identifier# | 9780415125468 |
| Stock number | 00081154 |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |