Essential reading for scholars and students interested in sociology and biblical studies In this collection scholars of biblical texts and rabbinics engage the

"The concepts of social memory and social identity have been increasingly used in the study of ancient Jewish and Christian sources. This volume offers an up-to

The concepts of social memory and social identity have been increasingly used in the study of ancient Jewish and Christian sources. In this collection of articl

Social and cultural memory theory examines the ways communities and individuals reconstruct and commemorate their pasts in light of shared experiences and curre

The essays in this volume reflect the effort to recognize the alteration in the intellectual and social contexts in which Jews and Christians gather for prayer,