The Blackwell Companion to the Bible and culture
- ISBN: 9780470674888
- Editorial: Wiley-Blackwell
- Fecha de la edición: 2012
- Lugar de la edición: Chichester. Reino Unido
- Encuadernación: Rústica
- Medidas: 24 cm
- Nº Pág.: 576
- Idiomas: Inglés
The Blackwell Companion to the Bible and Culture provides readers with a concise, readable and scholarly introduction to twenty-first century approaches to the Bible. * Consists of 30 articles written by distinguished specialists from around the world * Draws on interdisciplinary and international examples to explore how the Bible has impacted on all the major social contexts where it has been influential -- ancient, medieval and modern, world-wide * Gives examples of how the Bible has influenced literature, art, music, history, religious studies, politics, ecology and sociology * Each article is accompanied by a comprehensive bibliography * Offers guidance on how to read the Bible and its many interpretations.