From Scrolls to Scrolling: Sacred Texts, Materiality, and Dynamic Media Cultures

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From Scrolls to Scrolling

Sacred Texts, Materiality, and Dynamic Media Cultures

Edited by: Bradford A. Anderson

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2020

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Volume 12 | Judaism, Christianity, and Islam – Tension, Transmission, Transformation

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Throughout history, the study of sacred texts has focused almost exclusively on the content and meaning of these writings. Such a focus obscures the fact that sacred texts are always embodied in particular material forms—from ancient scrolls to contemporary electronic devices. Using the digital turn as a starting point, this volume highlights material dimensions of the sacred texts of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

The essays in this collection investigate how material aspects have shaped the production and use of these texts within and between the traditions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, from antiquity to the present day. Contributors also reflect on the implications of transitions between varied material forms and media cultures.

Taken together, the essays suggests that materiality is significant for the academic study of sacred texts, as well as for reflection on developments within and between these religious traditions. This volume offers insightful analysis on key issues related to the materiality of sacred texts in the traditions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, while also highlighting the significance of transitions between various material forms, including the current shift to digital culture.

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Bradford A. Anderson, Dublin City University, Ireland.

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Frontmatter Open Access Download PDF	I
Open-Access-Transformation in den Jüdischen Studien Open Access Download PDF	VI
Table of Contents Open Access Download PDF	VII
Abbreviations Open Access Download PDF	IX
Preface Open Access Download PDF	XI
Figures Open Access Download PDF	XIII
Tables Open Access Download PDF	XVII
Introduction: Materiality, Liminality, and the Digital Turn: The Sacred Texts of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam in Material Perspective Bradford A. Anderson Open Access Download PDF	1
I. Sacred Texts and Material Contexts
Stichographic Layout in the Dead Sea Psalms Scrolls: Observations on its Development and its Potential Anna Krauß and Friederike Schücking-Jungblut Open Access Download PDF	13
Reading Aids in Early Christian Papyri Dan Batovici Open Access Download PDF	35
Writing the Qur’ān Between the Lines: Marginal and Interlinear Notes in Selected Qur’ān Fragments from the Museum of Islamic Art, Qatar Asma Hilali Open Access Download PDF	51
The Sefer Torah and Jewish Orthodoxy in the Islamic Middle Ages Ben Outhwaite Open Access Download PDF	63
From Scroll to Codex: Dynamics of Text Layout Transformation in the Hebrew Bible Javier del Barco Open Access Download PDF	91
Memory, Performance, and Change: The Psalms’ Layout in Late Medieval and Early Modern Bibles Eyal Poleg Open Access Download PDF	119
Be Your Own Scribe: Bible Journalling and the New Illuminators of the Densely-Printed Page Amanda Dillon Open Access Download PDF	153
II. Sacred Texts and the Digital Turn
Monks, Manuscripts, Muhammad, and Digital Editions of the New Testament Garrick V. Allen Open Access Download PDF	181
The Qur’ānic Text from Manuscript to Digital Form: Metalinguistic Markup of Scribes and Editors Alba Fedeli Open Access Download PDF	213
Paratexts and the Hermeneutics of Digital Bibles Joshua L. Mann Open Access Download PDF	247
Virtual Qur’ān: Authenticity, Authority, and Ayat in Bytes Natalia Suit Open Access Download PDF	263
Sacred Texts in a Digital Age: Materiality, Digital Culture, and the Functional Dimensions of Scriptures in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam Bradford A. Anderson Open Access Download PDF	281
Scriptural Index Open Access Download PDF	303
Subject Index Open Access Download PDF	305

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June 22, 2020

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9783110634440

Hardcover published on:

June 22, 2020

Hardcover ISBN:

9783110629590

Paperback published on:

July 18, 2022

Paperback ISBN:

9783110643602

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17

Main content:

307

Illustrations:

22

Coloured Illustrations:

15

Tables:

4

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110634440

eBook ISBN: 9783110634440

Hardcover ISBN: 9783110629590

Paperback ISBN: 9783110643602

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Digital turn; materiality of sacred texts; digitization

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Those interested in Biblical Studies, Jewish Studies, Islamic Studies, materiality, book history, Digital Humanities

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