Soqotrano-Biblica
The article investigates the thematic and stylistic parallelism between Old Testament books (primarily, but not exclusively, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and the Song of Songs) and the oral poetry in the Modern South Arabian language Soqotri. Striking similarities between the two corpora, noted already b...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
[2020]
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| In: |
Vetus Testamentum
Year: 2020, Volume: 70, Issue: 2, Pages: 245-269 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Old Testament
/ Soqotri
/ Oral tradition
/ Poetry
/ Figurative language
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| IxTheo Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion HB Old Testament KBL Near East and North Africa |
| Further subjects: | B
Soqotra
B oral literature B Ecclesiastes B Proverbs B Old Testament B Song of Songs |
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| Summary: | The article investigates the thematic and stylistic parallelism between Old Testament books (primarily, but not exclusively, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and the Song of Songs) and the oral poetry in the Modern South Arabian language Soqotri. Striking similarities between the two corpora, noted already by the father of Soqotri studies in the West, David Heinrich Müller, are investigated in depth on the basis of the author's fieldwork experience on the island. |
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| ISSN: | 1568-5330 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Vetus Testamentum
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15685330-12341392 |