{"product_id":"leviticus-as-literature-mary-douglas-9780199244195","title":"Leviticus as Literature","description":"This first full-scale account of \u003cem\u003eLeviticus\u003c\/em\u003e by a world renowned anthropologist presents the biblical work as a literary masterpiece. Seen in an anthropological perspective \u003cem\u003eLeviticus\u003c\/em\u003e has a mystical structure which plots the book into three parts corresponding to the three parts of the desert tabernacle, both corresponding to the parts of Mount Sinai. This completely new reading transforms the interpretation of the purity laws. The pig and other forbidden animals are not abhorrent, they command the same respect due to all God's creatures. Boldly challenging several traditions of Bible criticism, Mary Douglas claims that Leviticus is not the narrow doctrine of a crabbed professional priesthood but a powerful intellectual statement about a modern religion which emphasizes God's justice and compassion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mary Douglas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0199244197\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199244195\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/17\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.44h x 5.46w x 0.66d","brand":"Mary Douglas","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43981493829887,"sku":"9780199244195","price":53.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6e694f4e-0d6b-43ed-9447-f91d6a9ab2fd.jpg?v=1683255907","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/leviticus-as-literature-mary-douglas-9780199244195","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}