'Symbolising' - i.e., representing through the use of media - is a more elementary, more foundational activity than the self-conscious use of the intellect. Its exploration is central to this investigation of the transformation of the pre-exilic Yahweh religion into the monotheism of the post-exilic period. That transformation was triggered by a new constellation of key media in the pre-exilic and exilic periods: writing, images, and money. The central objective is to understand how their use contributed to a decisive increase in abstraction in representation and led to changes in the conceptualisation of divine presence and its representation that ultimately resulted in the transition from monolatry to monotheism. In this study, Joachim Schaper explores neglected areas of Judahite material culture and contributes to an in-depth reconstruction of Judah's religious history in its most important epoch, and thus of one of the key developments in the religious history of humanity.
| ISBN: | 9783161575105 |
| Publication date: | 22nd July 2019 |
| Author: | Joachim Schaper |
| Publisher: | Mohr Siebeck |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 297 pages |
| Series: | Orientalische Religionen in Der Antike |
| Genres: |
Old Testaments Ancient Greek religion and mythology Roman religion and mythology Theology Ancient history Religion: general Judaism |
'Symbolising' - i.e., representing through the use of media - is a more elementary, more foundational activity than the self-conscious use of the intellect. Its exploration is central to this investigation of the transformation of the pre-exilic Yahweh religion into the monotheism of the post-exilic period. That transformation was triggered by a new constellation of key media in the pre-exilic and exilic periods: writing, images, and money. The central objective is to understand how their use contributed to a decisive increase in abstraction in representation and led to changes in the conceptualisation of divine presence and its representation that ultimately resulted in the transition from monolatry to monotheism. In this study, Joachim Schaper explores neglected areas of Judahite material culture and contributes to an in-depth reconstruction of Judah's religious history in its most important epoch, and thus of one of the key developments in the religious history of humanity.
Media and Monotheism features in the following genres: Old Testaments, Ancient Greek religion and mythology, Roman religion and mythology, Theology, Ancient history, Religion: general, Judaism
Media and Monotheism is available in Hardback
Media and Monotheism was written by Joachim Schaper and published by Mohr Siebeck
Media and Monotheism has 297 pages
Yes it is part of Orientalische Religionen in Der Antike series
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