{"product_id":"beyond-the-written-word-oral-aspects-of-scripture-in-the-history-of-religion-hardback-9780521331760","title":"Beyond the Written Word; Oral Aspects of Scripture in the History of Religion (Hardback) 9780521331760","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBeyond the Written Word\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eOral Aspects of Scripture in the History of Religion\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe concept of 'scripture' as written religious text is re-examined, considering orally distributed sacred writings.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eWilliam Albert Graham (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521331760, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 29 January 1988\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e324 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.2 cm, 0.65 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Well written for both graduate and undergraduate use.' Religious Studies Review\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe concept of 'scripture' as written religious text is re-examined in this close analysis of the traditions of oral use of the sacred writings of religions around the world. Pointing out the central importance of the oral and aural experience of religious texts in the life of religious communities of both Eastern and Western cultures, William Graham asserts the need for a new perspective on how scripture has been  appropriated and used by the vast majority of all people who have been religious, most of whom could neither read nor write. Graham first probes the history of literacy, focusing on the prominent  role of the written word in modern Western culture and its history  in Western civilisation. He then considers the unique case of scripture, examining the problems of communication of texts to illiterate or semi-literate religious communities, the various oral uses of scripture, and affective impact of the spoken holy word vis-á-vis the silently written page.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Of Written and Spoken Words: 1. Writing and written culture\u003cbr\u003e 2. The print textuality of modern culture\u003cbr\u003e 3. Books, reading and literacy in the premodern west\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Of Written and Spoken Scripture: 4. Scripture in Judeo-Christian perspective\u003cbr\u003e 5. Holy writ and holy word\u003cbr\u003e 6. Scripture as spoken word: the Indian paradigm\u003cbr\u003e Part III. 'An Arabic Reciting': Qur`an as Spoken Book: 7. Revelation and recitation\u003cbr\u003e 8. Muslim scripture as spoken word\u003cbr\u003e 9. Voicing the Qur`an: questions of meaning\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. 'The Lively Oracles of God': Bible as Spoken Word: 10. The spoken word of Christian holy writ\u003cbr\u003e 11. God's word in the desert\u003cbr\u003e 12. Hearing and seeing: the rhetoric of Martin Luther\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Religion: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Religion: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Religion:%20general%20%5BHRA%5D%22\"\u003eHRA\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45999613018392,"sku":"9780521331760","price":95.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521331760i_3ecc70b0-5c0a-4a4f-b280-32748e018f4d.jpg?v=1691375247","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/beyond-the-written-word-oral-aspects-of-scripture-in-the-history-of-religion-hardback-9780521331760","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}