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Rites and Rank: Hierarchy in Biblical Representations of Cult (review) Marc Z. Brettler Jewish Quarterly Review, Volume 93, Numbers 1-2, July-October 2002, pp. 269-271 (Review) Published by University of Pennsylvania Press DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jqr.2002.0035 For additional information about this article https://muse.jhu.edu/article/390110/summary Access provided at 18 Feb 2020 00:47 GMT from JHU Libraries The Jewish Quarterly Review, XCII, Nos. 3-4 (January-April, 2002) 269-271 Saul M. Olyan. Rites and Rank: Hierarchy in Biblical Representations of Cult. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2000. Pp. xii + 190. Even before beginning this book, I had three reasons to be suspicious of it: its alliterative title suggested to me that the author might be trying to be over-clever; most works that take an anthropological approach to biblical texts tend to be trendy, and really dress old observations in new, difficult to understand clothes; and I wondered if there was anything interesting or new to say about hierarchy in cult. The first few pages, however, allayed my concerns. This is a significant book that uses anthropological approaches in a clear, non-flashy way to advance our understanding of biblical cult, and especially our conceptions of holiness. Olyan expresses his objectives at the very beginning: "My primary goal in
Jewish Quarterly Review – University of Pennsylvania Press
Published: Jan 4, 2012
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