The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Study of the Humanities
Method, Theory, Meaning: Proceedings of the Eighth Meeting of the International Organization for Qumran Studies (Munich, 4-7 August, 2013)
Published on 21. August 2018
Book
Hardback
232 pages
978-90-04-37616-8 (ISBN)
Description
The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Study of the Humanities explores the use of methods, theories, and approaches from the humanities in the study of the Dead Sea Scrolls. The volume contains ten essays on topics ranging from New Philology and socio-linguistics to post-colonial thinking and theories of myth.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Leiden
Netherlands
Target group
Professional and scholarly
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sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 241 mm
Width: 163 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
522 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-04-37616-8 (9789004376168)
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Persons
Pieter B. Hartog, Ph.D. (2015), is Postdoctoral Researcher at the Protestant Theological University in Groningen. He is the author of Pesher and Hypomnema: A Comparison of Two Commentary Traditions from the Hellenistic-Roman World (Leiden, 2017).
Alison Schofield, Ph.D. (2006), University of Notre Dame, is Associate Professor of Religious and Judaic Studies at the University of Denver. Along with other articles and co-edited volumes, she is the author of From Qumran to the Yahad: A New Paradigm of Textual Development for The Community Rule and serves as co-editor of The Dead Sea Scrolls Editions series.
Samuel I. Thomas, Ph.D. (2007), is Professor of Religion at California Lutheran University. He is the author of The 'Mysteries' of Qumran: Mystery, Secrecy, and Esotericism in the Dead Sea Scrolls (SBL/Brill, 2009), and a lead editor of A Teacher for All Generations: Essays in Honor of James C. VanderKam (Brill, 2012).
Alison Schofield, Ph.D. (2006), University of Notre Dame, is Associate Professor of Religious and Judaic Studies at the University of Denver. Along with other articles and co-edited volumes, she is the author of From Qumran to the Yahad: A New Paradigm of Textual Development for The Community Rule and serves as co-editor of The Dead Sea Scrolls Editions series.
Samuel I. Thomas, Ph.D. (2007), is Professor of Religion at California Lutheran University. He is the author of The 'Mysteries' of Qumran: Mystery, Secrecy, and Esotericism in the Dead Sea Scrolls (SBL/Brill, 2009), and a lead editor of A Teacher for All Generations: Essays in Honor of James C. VanderKam (Brill, 2012).
Content
Preface
List of Abbreviations
Factual Overview
List of Authors
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Part 1
Sub-Saharan Africa
?Jon Abbink, Victor Adetula, Andreas Mehler and Henning Melber
Part 2
African-European Relations
?Christine Hackenesch and Niels Keijzer
Part 3
West Africa
?Victor Adetula
Benin
?Alexander Stroh
Burkina Faso
?Daniel Eizenga
Cabo Verde
?Gerhard Seibert
Cote d'Ivoire
?Jesper Bjarnesen
The Gambia
?Alice Bellagamba
Ghana
?Jennifer C. Boylan
Guinea
?Anita Schroven
Guinea-Bissau
?Christoph Kohl
Liberia
?Franzisca Zanker
Mali
?Bruce Whitehouse
Mauritania
?Helena Olsson and Claes Olsson
Niger
?Klaas van Walraven
Nigeria
?Heinrich Bergstresser
Senegal
?Mamadou Bodian
Sierra Leone
?Krijn Peters
Togo
?Dirk Kohnert
Part 4
Central Africa
?Andreas Mehler
Cameroon
?Fanny Pigeaud
Central African Republic
?Andreas Mehler
Chad
?Ketil Fred Hansen
Congo
?Brett L. Carter
Democratic Republic of the Congo
?Janosch Kullenberg
Equatorial Guinea
?Joseph N. Mangarella
Gabon
?Douglas Yates
Sao Tome and Principe
?Gerhard Seibert
Part 5
Eastern Africa
?Jon Abbink
Burundi
?Tomas van Acker
Comoros
?Simon Massey
Djibouti
?Nicole Hirt
Eritrea
?Nicole Hirt
Ethiopia
?Jon Abbink
Kenya
?Nanjala Nyabola
Rwanda
?Yolande Bouka
Seychelles
?Anthoni van Nieuwkerk and Jon Abbink
Somalia
?Jon Abbink
South Sudan
?Daniel Large
Sudan
?Jean-Nicolas Bach and Clement Deshayes
Tanzania
?Kurt Hirschler and Rolf Hofmeier
Uganda
?Volker Weyel
Part 6
Southern Africa
?Henning Melber
Angola
?Jon Schubert
Botswana
?David Sebudubudu
Lesotho
?Roger Southall
Madagascar
?Richard R. Marcus
Malawi
?George Dzimbiri and Lewis Dzimbiri
Mauritius
?Tor Sellstroem
Mozambique
?Joseph Hanlon
Namibia
?Henning Melber
South Africa
?Sanusha Naidu
Swaziland
?Marisha Ramdeen
Zambia
?Edalina Rodrigues Sanches
Zimbabwe
?Amin Y. Kamete
List of Abbreviations
Factual Overview
List of Authors
????
Part 1
Sub-Saharan Africa
?Jon Abbink, Victor Adetula, Andreas Mehler and Henning Melber
Part 2
African-European Relations
?Christine Hackenesch and Niels Keijzer
Part 3
West Africa
?Victor Adetula
Benin
?Alexander Stroh
Burkina Faso
?Daniel Eizenga
Cabo Verde
?Gerhard Seibert
Cote d'Ivoire
?Jesper Bjarnesen
The Gambia
?Alice Bellagamba
Ghana
?Jennifer C. Boylan
Guinea
?Anita Schroven
Guinea-Bissau
?Christoph Kohl
Liberia
?Franzisca Zanker
Mali
?Bruce Whitehouse
Mauritania
?Helena Olsson and Claes Olsson
Niger
?Klaas van Walraven
Nigeria
?Heinrich Bergstresser
Senegal
?Mamadou Bodian
Sierra Leone
?Krijn Peters
Togo
?Dirk Kohnert
Part 4
Central Africa
?Andreas Mehler
Cameroon
?Fanny Pigeaud
Central African Republic
?Andreas Mehler
Chad
?Ketil Fred Hansen
Congo
?Brett L. Carter
Democratic Republic of the Congo
?Janosch Kullenberg
Equatorial Guinea
?Joseph N. Mangarella
Gabon
?Douglas Yates
Sao Tome and Principe
?Gerhard Seibert
Part 5
Eastern Africa
?Jon Abbink
Burundi
?Tomas van Acker
Comoros
?Simon Massey
Djibouti
?Nicole Hirt
Eritrea
?Nicole Hirt
Ethiopia
?Jon Abbink
Kenya
?Nanjala Nyabola
Rwanda
?Yolande Bouka
Seychelles
?Anthoni van Nieuwkerk and Jon Abbink
Somalia
?Jon Abbink
South Sudan
?Daniel Large
Sudan
?Jean-Nicolas Bach and Clement Deshayes
Tanzania
?Kurt Hirschler and Rolf Hofmeier
Uganda
?Volker Weyel
Part 6
Southern Africa
?Henning Melber
Angola
?Jon Schubert
Botswana
?David Sebudubudu
Lesotho
?Roger Southall
Madagascar
?Richard R. Marcus
Malawi
?George Dzimbiri and Lewis Dzimbiri
Mauritius
?Tor Sellstroem
Mozambique
?Joseph Hanlon
Namibia
?Henning Melber
South Africa
?Sanusha Naidu
Swaziland
?Marisha Ramdeen
Zambia
?Edalina Rodrigues Sanches
Zimbabwe
?Amin Y. Kamete