The life of a Galilean shaman : Jesus of Nazareth in anthropological-historical perspective /
Craffert, Pieter F.
The life of a Galilean shaman : Jesus of Nazareth in anthropological-historical perspective / [print] Pieter F. Craffert. - Eugene, Oregon : Cascade Books, (c)2008. - xvii, 451 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm - Matrix: the Bible in Mediterranean context ; v. 3 . - Matrix--the Bible in Mediterranean context ; v. 3. .
Historiography beyond positivism and postmodernism -- An analysis of current historical Jesus research -- A new road for historical Jesus research: cultural bundubashing -- In the beginning was a social personage and cultural artifacts -- The shamanic complex: a social-type model -- Components of a First-century (shamanic) worldview -- The shamanic complex and ancient societies -- Baptism and spirit-possession experiences -- Healing, exorcism, and the control of spirits -- Teaching, preaching, and prophetic activities -- Constituting a Galilean shamanic figure by means of infancy narratives -- Afterlife for someone like a Galilean shamanic figure -- Conclusion: someone like a Galilean shamanic figure?
9781556350856
Jesus Christ--Biography.
Bible.--Gospels--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Shamans--Comparative studies.
BT301.C885.L544 2008
The life of a Galilean shaman : Jesus of Nazareth in anthropological-historical perspective / [print] Pieter F. Craffert. - Eugene, Oregon : Cascade Books, (c)2008. - xvii, 451 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm - Matrix: the Bible in Mediterranean context ; v. 3 . - Matrix--the Bible in Mediterranean context ; v. 3. .
Historiography beyond positivism and postmodernism -- An analysis of current historical Jesus research -- A new road for historical Jesus research: cultural bundubashing -- In the beginning was a social personage and cultural artifacts -- The shamanic complex: a social-type model -- Components of a First-century (shamanic) worldview -- The shamanic complex and ancient societies -- Baptism and spirit-possession experiences -- Healing, exorcism, and the control of spirits -- Teaching, preaching, and prophetic activities -- Constituting a Galilean shamanic figure by means of infancy narratives -- Afterlife for someone like a Galilean shamanic figure -- Conclusion: someone like a Galilean shamanic figure?
9781556350856
Jesus Christ--Biography.
Bible.--Gospels--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Shamans--Comparative studies.
BT301.C885.L544 2008