Reading with feeling: affect theory and the Bible

"The psychological approach known as affect theory focuses on bodily feelings-depression, happiness, disgust, love-and can illuminate both texts and their interpretations. In this collection of essays scholars break new ground in biblical interpretation by deploying a range of affect-theoretica...

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Contributors: Black, Fiona C. (Editor) ; Koosed, Jennifer L. (Editor)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Atlanta SBL Press [2019]
In: Semeia studies (number 95)
Year: 2019
Reviews:[Rezension von: Reading with feeling : Affect Theory and the Bible] (2021) (Doane, Sébastien, 1978 -)
[Rezension von: Reading with feeling : Affect Theory and the Bible] (2021) (Settembrini, Marco, 1974 -)
[Rezension von: Reading with feeling : Affect Theory and the Bible] (2021) (Dorsey, Aaron)
[Rezension von: Reading with feeling : Affect Theory and the Bible] (2020) (Docterman, Daryl)
Volumes / Articles:Show volumes/articles.
Series/Journal:Semeia studies Atlanta, Ga. number 95
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Bible / Emotion / Passion / Feeling / Body
IxTheo Classification:HA Bible
Further subjects:B Collection of essays
B Emotions
B Bible Criticism, interpretation, etc
Parallel Edition:Electronic
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Summary:"The psychological approach known as affect theory focuses on bodily feelings-depression, happiness, disgust, love-and can illuminate both texts and their interpretations. In this collection of essays scholars break new ground in biblical interpretation by deploying a range of affect-theoretical approaches in their interpretations of texts. Contributors direct their attention to the political, social, and cultural formation of emotion and other precognitive forces as a corrective to more traditional historical-critical and linguistic interpretive methods, and response essays push the conversations into profitable directions for future research"--
Item Description:Literaturangaben
ISBN:1628372605