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Sacred Languages and Sacred Texts

Sacred Languages and Sacred Texts
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 201
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ISBN-10 : 9781134801398
ISBN-13 : 1134801394
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Book Synopsis Sacred Languages and Sacred Texts by : John Sawyer

Download or read book Sacred Languages and Sacred Texts written by John Sawyer and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-10-02 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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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