Sacred Languages and Sacred Texts

Nonfiction, History, Ancient History
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Author: John Sawyer ISBN: 9781134801398
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: October 2, 2012
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: John Sawyer
ISBN: 9781134801398
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: October 2, 2012
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

Sacred Languages and Sacred Texts is the first comprehensive study of the role of languages and texts in the religions of the Greco-Roman world, including Judaism and Christianity.
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.
Sacred Languages and Sacred Texts sheds new light on the role of the power of words, spoken and written, in religion.

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Sacred Languages and Sacred Texts is the first comprehensive study of the role of languages and texts in the religions of the Greco-Roman world, including Judaism and Christianity.
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.
Sacred Languages and Sacred Texts sheds new light on the role of the power of words, spoken and written, in religion.

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