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Holy Writ As Oral Lit

The Bible As Folklore

Holy Writ As Oral Lit( )
Author: Dundes, Alan
ISBN:978-0-8476-9198-2
Publication Date:Jan 1999
Publisher:Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $26.95
Book Description:

With great reverence for the Bible, Dundes offers a new and exciting way to resolve some of the mysteries and contradictions that evolved during the Bible's pre-written legacy and that persists today. Using his expert knowledge of folklore, Dundes unearths and contracts multiple versions of nearly every major biblical event, including the creation of women, the flood, the ten commandments, the Sermon on the Mount, the Lord's Prayer, and the inscription on the Cross.

Book Details
Pages:140
Detailed Subjects: Religion / Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / General
Social Science / Folklore & Mythology
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6.04 x 9.04 x 0.45 Inches
Book Weight:0.48 Pounds
Author Biography
Dundes, Alan (Author)
Anthropologist and folklorist Alan Dundes was born in 1934 in New York City. He received his BA in English in 1955 and his MAT in English in 1958, both from Yale University. He received his Ph.D in Folklore from Indiana University in 1962 and in 1963 he joined the teaching staff at the University of California, Berkley. He wrote over 250 journal articles and12 books and co-wrote more than 20 other books. In 1993, he became the first American to win the Pitre Prize's Sigillo d'Oro, which is an international life-time achievement award in folklore and ethnography. He died of a heart attack on March 30, 2004 at the age of 70.

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