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Gane, Roy, 1955-

Cult and character : purification offerings, Day of Atonement, and theodicy / Roy E. Gane. - Winona Lake, Indiana : Eisenbrauns, 2005. - xxi, 394 p. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

The locus of ritual meaning -- The system of tajf rituals -- Outer-altar purification offerings -- Outer-sanctum purification offerings -- Purification-offering flesh : prebend or expiation -- Purification offering : purgation of sanctuary or offerer? -- Pollution of the sanctuary : aerial or only by direct contact? -- Blood or ash water : detergent, metaphorical carrier agent, or means of passage? -- The scope of expiability -- Inner-sanctum purification offerings -- The purification ritual of Azazel's goat -- Two major phases of ritual -- Trajectories of evils -- Divine justice and the cost of kindness -- Divine presence and theodicy -- Loyalty and royalty in Hebrew narrative -- Yearly accountability in Mesopotamian cult.

ISBN: 1575061015 (hardcover : alk. paper)

LCCN: 2005009783

Subjects--Uniform Titles:
Bible.--Leviticus--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Purity, ritual--Judaism.
Yom Kippur.
Theodicy.

LC Class. No.: BM702 / .G35 2005

Dewey Class. No.: 296.4/9