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Language: en
Pages: 188
Authors: Susan Niditch
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 1996-01-01 - Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press

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This book is an essential resource for understanding the question of the Bible's relationship to orality. Susan Niditch offers a strong argument for the continu
Beyond the Written Word
Language: en
Pages: 328
Authors: William Albert Graham
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 1993-03-11 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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The concept of 'scripture' as written religious text is re-examined, considering orally distributed sacred writings.
Orality and Literacy
Language: en
Pages: 209
Authors: Walter J. Ong
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2003-12-16 - Publisher: Routledge

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This classic work explores the vast differences between oral and literate cultures offering a very clear account of the intellectual, literary and social effect
The Written World
Language: en
Pages: 458
Authors: Martin Puchner
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017 - Publisher:

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"The story of literature in sixteen acts, from Alexander the Great and the Iliad to ebooks and Harry Potter, this engaging book brings together remarkable peopl
Text and Tradition in Performance and Writing
Language: en
Pages: 374
Authors: Richard A. Horsley
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-11-05 - Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

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Embedded in modern print culture, biblical scholars have been projecting the assumptions and concepts of print culture onto the texts they interpret. In the anc