Religious Stories in Transformation: Conflict, Revision and Reception
- ISBN-10
- 9004334815
- ISBN-13
- 9789004334816
- Category
- Religion
- Pages
- 498
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2016-10-18
- Publisher
- BRILL
- Authors
- Alberdina Houtman, Marcel Poorthuis, Tamar Kadari
Description
In this volume, the editors have brought together a rich multidisciplinary collection of papers on the incorporation and adaptation of existing stories in a new context. It presents a vast array of research in mutual interaction between ancient myths, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and modern secular culture.
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