Beyond the Written Word
Subtitle: Oral Aspects of Scripture in the History of Religion
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: January 29, 1988
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780521331760
Subjects: Religion: general; Word of God (Islam); Koran; Bible Commentary; History Of Religion (General); Religion - World Religions; Theology; Religion; Sacred books; Comparative Religion; Religion / General; Word of God (Theology); General; Bible; History and criticism
First sentence: The close linkage in literate culture between writing and textuality is axiomatic.