Watts/Sensing Sacred Texts, 5. On Instant Scripture and Proximal Texts

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How to Cite: Frevel, Christian. On Instant Scripture and Proximal Texts: Some Insights into the Sensual Materiality of Texts and their Ritual Roles in the Hebrew Bible and Beyond. Sensing Sacred Texts. Equinox eBooks Publishing, United Kingdom. p. 57-79 Oct 2018. ISBN 9781781795767.

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Christian Frevel shows that the books of the Pentateuch in the Hebrew Bible already emphasize the visual representation, materiality and sensual experience of script. This biblical model for writings’ role in the construction and representation of ritual reality has resonated through religious cultures ever since.

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  • container title
    Sensing Sacred Texts
  • creator
    Christian Frevel
  • isbn
    9781781797426 (eBook)
  • publisher
    Equinox Publishing Ltd.
  • publisher place
    Sheffield, United Kingdom
  • rights
    Equinox Publishing Ltd.
  • series title
    Comparative Research on Iconic and Performative Texts
  • doi
    https://doi.org/10.1558/isbn.9781781797426