{"product_id":"the-social-life-of-scriptures-cross-cultural-perspectives-on-biblicism-hardback-9780813546056","title":"The Social Life of Scriptures; Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Biblicism (Hardback) 9780813546056","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Social Life of Scriptures\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eCross-Cultural Perspectives on Biblicism\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJames Bielo (Edited by), Brian Malley (Contributions by), Jon Bialecki (Contributions by), Erika Muse (Contributions by), Eric Hoenes Del Pinal (Contributions by), John Pulis (Contributions by), Liam Murphy (Contributions by), Simon Coleman (Contributions by), Susan Harding (Contributions by), Rosamond Rodman (Contributions by), C. Samson (Contributions by), Akesha Baron (Contributions by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780813546056\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 26 August 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e272 pages, 2\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.3 cm, 0.51 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\u003cdiv\u003eBielo's collection is a must for all serious students of Christianity. It puts forth such a simple idea, we have to wonder why it's taken so long for anthropologists to get it: we cannot understand Christianity without understanding 'the social life of Scriptures.' In their detailed analyses, the contributors here make a convincing case.\u003c\/div\u003e - Matthew Engelke (London School of Economics) \u003cdiv\u003eThe essays in this collection explore the multiple contexts in which the Bible is actually read. They make a major contribution to the anthropology of Christianity and to the study of reading and interpretive practices. \u003c\/div\u003e - Vincent Crapanzano (author of Serving the Word: Literalism in America from the Pulpit to the Bench) \u003cdiv\u003eAn intriguing collection of essays. Those who do believe that the Bible is divine revelation, but who are also willing to study its operation in quotidian real-life situations, should welcome The Social Life of Scriptures. \u003c\/div\u003e (Books and Culture)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eWhat do Christians do with the Bible? How do theyùindividually and collectivelyùinteract with the sacred texts? Why does this engagement shift so drastically among and between social, historical, religious, and institutional contexts? Such questions are addressed in a most enlightening, engaging, and original way in \u003ci\u003eThe Social Life of Scriptures.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributors offer a collection of closely analyzed and carefully conducted ethnographic and historical case studies, covering a range of geographic, theological, and cultural territory, including: American evangelicals and charismatics; Jamaican Rastafarians; evangelical and Catholic Mayans; Northern Irish charismatics; Nigerian Anglicans; and Chinese evangelicals in the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Social Life of Scriptures\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book to present an eclectic, cross-cultural, and comparative investigation of Bible use. Moreover, it models an important movement to outline a framework for how scriptures are implicated in organizing social structures and meanings, with specific foci on gender, ethnicity, agency, and power.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e Introduction: Encountering Biblicism\u003cbr\u003e The Trouble with Good News\u003cbr\u003e \"\u003cbr\u003eIn the Beginning\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Man is the Head\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Word of God and \"\u003cbr\u003eOur Words\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e How Q'eqchi'-Maya Catholics Become Legitimate Interpreters of the Bible\u003cbr\u003e \"\u003cbr\u003eWe Are Anglicans, They Are the Church of England\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chinese American Christian Women of New England\u003cbr\u003e The Bones Restored to Life:\u003cbr\u003e Textual Ideology, Textual Practice\u003cbr\u003e Revolve, the Biblezine\u003cbr\u003e Understanding the Bible's Influence\u003cbr\u003e The Social Life of the Bible \u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52559291416856,"sku":"9780813546056","price":83.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-social-life-of-scriptures-cross-cultural-perspectives-on-biblicism-hardback-9780813546056","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}