HOLY PLACES AND CULT Format: PB - PAPERBACK

The investigation of biblical stories and psalms written by Jews, Christians, and Moslems is a rapidly growing field in religious studies. However, people also rewrote holy texts speaking of cult and holy places, especially when new ideas changed their daily religious life. There are hardly any investigations of these subjects. The present volume fills this gap. Biblical texts about holy places and cult were rewritten for different reasons. Original holy places could have lost their importance for the writer and the addressees; or they could gain or regain their importance. This also applies to the rewriting of texts about cult. Throughout the ages and throughout the developments in the religious field, concepts about holiness and purity have changed, influencing cultic regulations and performance. This has also influenced the interpretation of holy texts and caused people to rewrite them. The fifth volume of the multidiscipinary series SRB, now Studies in the Reception History of the