{"product_id":"structuralist-interpretations-of-biblical-myth-paperback-9780521274920","title":"Structuralist Interpretations of Biblical Myth (Paperback) 9780521274920","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eStructuralist Interpretations of Biblical Myth\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe essays in this 1983 volume offer interesting and thought-provoking structuralist insights for a variety of particular cases in the Scriptures.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eEdmund Leach (Author), D. Alan Aycock (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521274920, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 22 September 1983\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e154 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.18 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThrough the application of anthropological techniques for analysing myth the essays in this 1983 volume offer interesting and thought-provoking structuralist insights for a variety of particular cases in the Scriptures. They also give some account of past interactions between anthropologists and Christian theologians, and enter the debate on the historicity of Biblical events. Edmund Leach has been interested for many years in the implications of a structuralist mode of myth analysis for the explanation of scriptural texts and problems. His essays in this book continue the line of enquiry he first developed in Genesis as Myth (1969) and he pursues his arguments here with characteristic colour and brilliance of exposition. With the two pieces by Dr Alan Aycock on related themes, this volume makes a fascinating and controversial contribution to the study and interpretation of the Bible.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introduction Edmund Leach\u003cbr\u003e 2. Anthropological approaches to the study of the Bible during the twentieth century Edmund Leach\u003cbr\u003e 3. Why did Moses have a sister? (The Royal Anthropological Institute Presidential Address for 1972) Edmund Leach\u003cbr\u003e 4. Melchisedech and the emperor: icons of subversion and orthodoxy Edmund Leach\u003cbr\u003e 5. Against genres: are parables lights set in candlesticks or put under a bushel? Edmund Leach\u003cbr\u003e 6. The fate of Lot's wife: structural mediation in Biblical mythology D. Alan Aycock\u003cbr\u003e 7. The mark of Cain D. Alan Aycock\u003cbr\u003e Author index\u003cbr\u003e Index of biblical references.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Social \u0026amp; cultural anthropology, ethnography [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social \u0026amp; cultural anthropology, ethnography\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20\u0026amp;%20cultural%20anthropology,%20ethnography%20%5BJHMC%5D%22\"\u003eJHMC\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":45999560458520,"sku":"9780521274920","price":31.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521274920i_ced0f706-bb8b-4cc6-8148-3220d7016f8b.jpg?v=1691374360","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/structuralist-interpretations-of-biblical-myth-paperback-9780521274920","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}