Social Identity and Sectarianism in the Qumran Movement.

'Identity' and 'sectarianism', two crucial and frequently used concepts in the study of the Qumran movement, are problematized, praised, and redefined in this book. Sociology of sectarianism and social identity approach inform the investigation of the serakhim (rule documents) an...

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Main Author: Jokiranta, Jutta
Format: eBook
Language:English
Hebrew
Published: Leiden : BRILL, 2012.
Series:Studies on the texts of the desert of Judah.
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Summary:'Identity' and 'sectarianism', two crucial and frequently used concepts in the study of the Qumran movement, are problematized, praised, and redefined in this book. Sociology of sectarianism and social identity approach inform the investigation of the serakhim (rule documents) and pesharim (biblical commentaries).
Physical Description:1 online resource (271 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789004238640
9004238646
9004238611
9789004238619
9781283939690
128393969X
Language:In English; occasional phrases in Hebrew with English translations.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.