The Bible in Folklore Worldwide, a two-volume, illustrated Handbook, provides readers with original studies of the reception of the Bible in the folklores of different cultures around the world. This second volume focuses on biblically-derived characters, tales, and motifs, in Asian, African, and American cultures. The series Handbooks of the Bible and Its Reception ( HBR ) provides comprehensive introductions to individual topics in biblical reception history. Based on the multi-volume reference work Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception ( EBR ), HBR offers broad and in-depth analyses of selected issues found in EBR . The Handbooks address a wide range of interdisciplinary matters, including reception of the Bible in various contexts and historical periods; in diverse geographic areas; in particular cultural, social, and political contexts; and in relation to important biblical themes, topics, and figures. HBR is an indispensable tool for scholars and students in the field of biblical reception. Further information on ,, “.

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