Sectarianism in Qumran: A Cross-Cultural Perspective

by Eyal Regev

Book Overview

Sectarianism in Qumran: A Cross-Cultural Perspective explores the sectarian characteristics of the system of beliefs and laws of the two major Qumran sects of the Dead Sea Scrolls, the yahad and the Damascus Covenant, using theories of sectarianism and related topics in sociology, anthropology and the study of religion. It discusses Qumranic moral and purity boundaries, cultic rituals, wealth, gender, atonement, revelation mysticism, structure...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3110193329
• ISBN13: 9783110193329
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: de Gruyter
• Length: 456 Pages
• Weight: 1.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary