From Scrolls to Scrolling Sacred Texts, Materiality, and Dynamic Media Cultures.

Using the digital turn as a starting point, the essays in this volume explore the materiality of sacred texts in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, along with transitions between various media cultures and material forms. The essays explore how material factors have shaped the production and transmis...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Walter de Gruyter & Co
Other Authors: Anderson, Bradford A. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Berlin/Boston De Gruyter 2020.
Series:Judaism, Christianity, and Islam - Tension, Transmission, Transformation 12
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Using the digital turn as a starting point, the essays in this volume explore the materiality of sacred texts in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, along with transitions between various media cultures and material forms. The essays explore how material factors have shaped the production and transmission of sacred texts, as well as impacting the way in which people engage with, use, and perform these texts, within and between religious traditions.
Physical Description:1 online resource (307 pages).
ISBN:9783110634440
3110634449