Proclaiming Holy Scriptures: A Study of Place a, Pereyra Hardcover..

Name: Proclaiming Holy Scriptures: A Study of Place a, Pereyra Hardcover..
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Proclaiming Holy ScripturesA Study of Place and Ritual\nAuthor(s): David H. Pereyra\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367356484, 978-0367356484\nSynopsis\nThis book provides a comprehensive study on the proclamation of Holy Scriptures as an enacted celebration, as well as its function as a performance within sacralized theatrical spaces. Scripture is integral to religious life within Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, and these traditions have venerated the reading of texts from an appointed place as a sacred act. Thus, the study of how these readings are conducted illuminates some vitally important aspects of this widespread act of worship.\n\nContributing to an underexplored area of scholarship, the book offers an overview of scripture reading in the three Abrahamic faiths and then focuses on where and how the Word of God is presented within the Christian tradition. It gathers and summarizes research on the origi.