02072nam a2200349 a 4500001001200000003000800012006001900020007001500039008004100054010001700095020004000112020001800152020002700170040002100197035002100218050002300239082001600262100002200278245012000300260004500420300002400465504005100489505073800540533015201278630006101430650002901491650001601520650001401536655002901550710001701579856012601596ebr10483389CaPaEBRm        u        cr cn|||||||||050407s2005    inua    sb    001 0 eng d  z  2005009783  z1575061015 (hardcover : alk. paper)  z9781575061016  z9781575065588 (e-book)  aCaPaEBRcCaPaEBR  a(OCoLC)74741204514aBM702b.G35 2005eb04a296.4/92221 aGane, Roy,d1955-10aCult and characterh[electronic resource] :bpurification offerings, Day of Atonement, and theodicy /cRoy E. Gane.  aWinona Lake, Ind. :bEisenbrauns,c2005.  axxi, 394 p. :bill.  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.0 aThe 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.  aElectronic reproduction.bPalo Alto, Calif. :cebrary,d2013.nAvailable via World Wide Web.nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.00aBible.pO.T.pLeviticusxCriticism, interpretation, etc. 0aPurity, RitualxJudaism. 0aYom Kippur. 0aTheodicy. 7aElectronic books.2local2 aebrary, Inc.40uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10483389zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view