The Social Life of Scriptures: Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Biblicism None Edition Contributor(s): Bielo, James (Editor), Malley, Brian (Contribution by), Bialecki, Jon (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 0813546060 ISBN-13: 9780813546063 Publisher: Rutgers University Press OUR PRICE: $41.75 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2009 Annotation: "The Social Life of Scriptures" is the first book to present an eclectic, cross-cultural, and comparative investigation of Bible use. It models an important movement to outline a framework for how scriptures are implicated in organizing social structures and meanings, with specific foci on gender, ethnicity, agency, and power. Contributors offer a collection of closely analyzed and carefully conducted ethnographic and historical case studies, covering a range of geographic, theological, and cultural territory. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology Of Religion - Religion | Biblical Studies - General - Social Science | Anthropology - General |
Dewey: 220.09 |
LCCN: 2009000767 |
Series: Signifying (On) Scriptures |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.85 lbs) 272 pages |
Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: What do Christians do with the Bible? How do they individually and collectively interact with the sacred texts? Why does this engagement shift so drastically among and between social, historical, religious, and institutional contexts? Such questions are addressed in a most enlightening, engaging, and original way in The Social Life of Scriptures. Contributors offer a collection of closely analyzed and carefully conducted ethnographic and historical case studies, covering a range of geographic, theological, and cultural territory, including: American evangelicals and charismatics; Jamaican Rastafarians; evangelical and Catholic Mayans; Northern Irish charismatics; Nigerian Anglicans; and Chinese evangelicals in the United States. The Social Life of Scriptures is the first book to present an eclectic, cross-cultural, and comparative investigation of Bible use. Moreover, it models an important movement to outline a framework for how scriptures are implicated in organizing social structures and meanings, with specific foci on gender, ethnicity, agency, and power. |