Biblical Mourning: Ritual and Social Dimensions

by Saul M. Olyan

Overview

A comprehensive analysis of the ritual dimensions of biblical mourning rites, this book also seeks to illuminate mourning's social dimensions through engagement with anthropological discussion of mourning, from Hertz and van Gennep to contemporaries such as Metcalf and Huntington and Bloch and Parry.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199264865
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	03/25/2004
Pages:	184
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 5.50(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Saul M. Olyan is Professor of Judaic Studies and Religious Studies at Brown University.

Table of Contents

Introduction1. Mourning the Dead2. Petitionary Mourning3. Mourning in Other Contexts4. The Constraints on Mourning Rites5. The Sanctioned Mixing of Mourning and RejoicingConclusion

Editorial Reviews

"A full and helpful study." —Journal of Theological Studies

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