Translation of Religion og kultus, 1971 -- title page verso.
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-182) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Religion and its manifestations -- The meaning of cult -- The magical perception of reality -- Magic and religion -- Holiness and the Holy One -- Fellowship: god and congregation -- Established orders -- The goals of worship -- The cycle: the renewal of life -- The creating drama -- Prophecy and mysticism -- The cultic myth: belief and confession -- Cultic actions -- Cultic words -- Prayers and psalms -- Worship and morality -- Impurity, sin, and purification -- The problem of the origin of religion -- Overview.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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"Mowinckel employs the phenomenology of religion to investigate how religion was lived and experienced in ancient Israel and Judah ... [h]e draws important comparisons between the religious practices in the Old Testament and ancient Near Eastern religions, Christianity, and tribal religions from around the world."--Back cover.
UNIFORM TITLE
General Material Designation
Religion og kultus.
Language (when part of a heading)
English
TITLE USED AS SUBJECT
Bible., Old Testament-- Criticism, interpretation, etc.