Ritual violence in the Hebrew Bible: new perspectives

"This volume is intended to bring into relief the full range of violent rites represented in the Hebrew Bible many rarely, if ever, consider. It seeks to explore what acts of ritual violence might accomplish socio-politically in their particular settings and the ways in which engagement with th...

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Contributors: Olyan, Saul M. 1959- (Editor)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Oxford New York Auckland Oxford University Press [2015]
In:Year: 2015
Reviews:[Rezension von: Ritual violence in the Hebrew Bible] (2017) (Herbst, John W.)
[Rezension von: Ritual violence in the Hebrew Bible] (2019)
[Rezension von: Ritual violence in the Hebrew Bible] (2016) (Campbell, Stephen D.)
Book Review (2018) (Roberts, Ryan N.)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Old Testament / Ritual / Violence
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
Further subjects:B Violence in the Bible
B Bible. Old Testament Criticism, interpretation, etc
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Summary:"This volume is intended to bring into relief the full range of violent rites represented in the Hebrew Bible many rarely, if ever, consider. It seeks to explore what acts of ritual violence might accomplish socio-politically in their particular settings and the ways in which engagement with theory from a variety of disciplines can contribute to our understanding of ritual violence as a phenomenon"--
"This volume is intended to bring into relief the full range of violent rites represented in the Hebrew Bible many rarely, if ever, consider. It seeks to explore what acts of ritual violence might accomplish socio-politically in their particular settings and the ways in which engagement with theory from a variety of disciplines can contribute to our understanding of ritual violence as a phenomenon"--
Item Description:Includes indexes
ISBN:0190249587