To Touch or Not to Touch? (Paperback)

Paperback. To Touch or Not to Touch? Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Nolime tangere is based on studies which were originally written for aninterdisciplinary conference entitled Noli me tangere. Word Image Context. The book contains eight contributions by internationallyrecognized specialists in the areas of philosophy (Marc De Kesel),exegesis (Esther de Boer, Erika Mohri, Turid Karlsen Seim and ReimundBieringer), art history (Lisa Marie Rafanelli and Victor Schmidt) andliterature studies (Hedwig Schwall). The collection is unique in itsfocus on the Noli me tangere and in its interdisciplinary nature.The narrowness of its subject, namely the prohibition of touch by therisen Christ addressed to Mary Magdalene is counterbalanced by thebroadness of methodologies and approaches which are used to treat thesubject. The book mirrors the many ways in which interpreters havewrestled with the topics of touch and its prohibition in theinterpretation of noli me tangere in John 20:17. This volume is based on studies which were originally written for an interdisciplinary conference entitled Noli me tangere. Word - Image - Context. The book contains eight contributions by internationally recognized specialists in the areas of philosophy (Marc De Kesel), exegesis (Esther de Boer, Erika Mohri, Turid Karlsen Seim and R Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…