Law And Religion In The Eastern Mediterranean: From Antiquity To Early Islam

By: Anselm C. Hagedorn and Reinhard G. Kratz

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Synopsis: How was it possible that Greeks often wrote their laws on the walls of their temples, but - in contrast to other ancient societies - never transformed these written civic laws into a religious law? Did it matter whether laws were inscribed in stone, clay, or on a scroll? And above all, how did written law shape a society in which the majority population was illiterate? This volume addresses the similarities and differences in the role played by law and religion in various societies across the Eastern Mediterranean. Bringing together a collection of 14 essays from scholars of the Hebrew Bible, Ancient Greece, the Ancient Near East, Qumran, Elephantine, the Nabateans, and the early Arab world, it also approaches these subjects in an all-encompassing manner, looking in detail at the notion of law and religion in the Eastern Mediterranean as a whole in both the geographical as well as the historical space.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 427 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9780191626258
Related ISBNs:: 9780199550234
Publisher:: Oxford University Press
Date of Addition:: 10/03/22
Copyrighted By:: N/A
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Religion and Spirituality, Politics and Government
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Anselm C. Hagedorn
Edited by:: Reinhard G. Kratz