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Jacob's tears : the priestly work of reconciliation / Mary Douglas.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2004.Description: 211 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 0199265232 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 221.6 22
LOC classification:
  • BS1171.3 .D68 2004
Online resources:
Contents:
Counting Jacob's twelve sons -- Jacob weeping for Joseph -- Ezra redefines all Israel to Judah -- Balaam delivers God's blessings on all Israel -- Problems in reading the priestly books -- The body/house cosmogram -- Uncleanness and taboo draw the lines of the world -- One god, no ancestors, in a world renewed.
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Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Counting Jacob's twelve sons -- Jacob weeping for Joseph -- Ezra redefines all Israel to Judah -- Balaam delivers God's blessings on all Israel -- Problems in reading the priestly books -- The body/house cosmogram -- Uncleanness and taboo draw the lines of the world -- One god, no ancestors, in a world renewed.