The trickster revisited: deception as a motif in the Pentatech

An introduction to the problem of deception -- Introduction -- History of the problem -- Gunkel and the savage mind -- Comparative approach -- Source critical approach -- The trickster in anthropology -- The rise of anthropology and its use in biblical studies -- Cross-cultural uses of the trickster...

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Main Author: Nicholas, Dean Andrew 1969- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Bern Frankfurt am Main Berlin Vienna New York [u.a.] Lang 2008
In: Studies in biblical literature (117)
Year: 2008
Reviews:The Trickster Revisited. Deception as a Motif in the Pentateuch (2011) (Hensel, Benedikt, 1979 -)
Series/Journal:Studies in biblical literature 117
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
Further subjects:B Deception
B Bible Criticism, interpretation, etc
Online Access: Inhaltsverzeichnis (Verlag)
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Summary:An introduction to the problem of deception -- Introduction -- History of the problem -- Gunkel and the savage mind -- Comparative approach -- Source critical approach -- The trickster in anthropology -- The rise of anthropology and its use in biblical studies -- Cross-cultural uses of the trickster -- Native American usage -- African usage -- African-American usage -- Attempts at universal explanations -- Understanding of trickster in the ANE and the Bible -- Tricksters in the ANE -- Tricksters in the Hebrew Bible -- The trickster and liminality -- Rite de passage and liminality -- The pentateuchal narratives of the Hebrew Bible -- The trickster in the Pentateuch -- Deception in the deuteronomistic history -- Deception in the Pentateuch --The wife-sister narratives -- Jacob narratives -- Exodus -- Canon, liminality, and israelite self-perception -- Canon formation -- Israel in the Persian period -- A historical overview -- A sociological overview -- Structural adaptation -- Split in leadership -- New ritual -- A new folklore -- Cognitive dissonance and liminality -- Israel encouraged by prophetic outlook -- Cognitive dissonance theory -- Marginal reinterpreted as liminal in the Pentateuch -- The promise of Genesis 12:1-4 -- Covenant metaphor -- Israel as holy nation and royal priesthood -- The pattern of the Pentateuch -- Israel as trickster
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:1433102269