Editor's Introduction
Issue: Vol 8 No. 1-2 (2012)
Journal: Postscripts: The Journal of Sacred Texts, Cultural Histories, and Contemporary Contexts
Subject Areas: Religious Studies Islamic Studies Biblical Studies
DOI: 10.1558/post.32701
Abstract:
Author: James W. Watts
References :
Graham, William A. 1987. Beyond the Written Word: Oral Aspects of Scripture in the History of Religion. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Myrvold, Kristina, ed. 2010. The Death of Sacred Texts: Ritual Disposal and Renovation of Texts in World Religions. London: Ashgate.
Smith, Wilfred Cantwell. 1989. “Scripture as Form and Concept: Their Emergence for the Western World.” In Rethinking Scripture: Essays from a Comparative Perspective, edited by M. Levering, 29–57. Albany: State University of New York Press.
Watts, James W., ed. 2013. Iconic Books and Texts. London: Equinox.