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Experientia, Volume 1: Inquiry Into Religious Experience in Early Judaism and Christianity

Rodney Alan Werline

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This collection investigates the phenomenon of religious experience in early Judaism and early Christianity. The essays consider such diverse phenomena as scribal inspiration, possession, illness, ascent, theurgy, and spiritual transformation wrought by reading, and recognize that the texts are reflective of the lived experiences of ancient religious peoples, which they understood to be encounters with the divine. Contributors use a variety of methodologies, including medical anthropology, neurobiology, and ritual and performance studies, to move the investigation beyond traditional historical and literary methodologies and conclusions to illuminate the importance of experience in constructions of ancient religion.

Language: English

Pages: 272

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Society of Biblical Literature

Release: September 19, 2008

ISBN: 1589833686

ISBN 13: 9781589833685

Experientia, Volume 1: Inquiry Into Religious Experience in Early Judaism and Christianity

Rodney Alan Werline

3/5 ( ratings)

This collection investigates the phenomenon of religious experience in early Judaism and early Christianity. The essays consider such diverse phenomena as scribal inspiration, possession, illness, ascent, theurgy, and spiritual transformation wrought by reading, and recognize that the texts are reflective of the lived experiences of ancient religious peoples, which they understood to be encounters with the divine. Contributors use a variety of methodologies, including medical anthropology, neurobiology, and ritual and performance studies, to move the investigation beyond traditional historical and literary methodologies and conclusions to illuminate the importance of experience in constructions of ancient religion.

Language: English

Pages: 272

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Society of Biblical Literature

Release: September 19, 2008

ISBN: 1589833686

ISBN 13: 9781589833685

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