Gestures and Locations of Worship in the Book of Tobit
Updated by:
Shiran Shevah
Research notes:
SHS/not checked/29/06/2017
Reference type:
Book section
year:
2017
Full title:
Gestures and Locations of Worship in the Book of Tobit
Journal / Book Title || Series Title:
Various Aspects of Worship in Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature
Series Title:
Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature Studies
Editor(s):
Géza G. Xeravits
József Zsengellér
Ibolya Balla
Place of Publication:
Berlin
Publisher:
De Gruyter
Pages:
261–276
Work type:
Essay/Monograph
Abstract:
Gestures in the context of worshipping do not often receive the close attention that they merit. In the book of Tobit one finds that the largest number of bodily expressions in this context are being performed by a female, by Sarah. This observation invites a comparison with the activities of two other females, Hannah (1 Sam 1-2) and Judith, in similar situations. In respect of bowing, the terminology used by the author makes an interesting distinction between the cultic and the non cultic spheres.
Record reference:
Label:
07/08/2017
Record number:
102 952