Confessions of an Impotent Potentate: Reading Daniel 4 through the Lens of Ritual Punishment Theory
This article offers a rereading of Dan. 4.30 through the lens of a male punishment ritual. It is argued that the punishments God inflicts on Nebuchadnezzar reflect aspects found in a liminal hazing rite. Indeed, one of the primary markers of hazing is the use of sexual degradation as a means to esta...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2014
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Journal for the study of the Old Testament
Year: 2014, Volume: 39, Issue: 1, Pages: 79-100 |
| Further subjects: | B
Masculinity
B ritual punishment B Liminality B Nebuchadnezzar B Daniel 4 |
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| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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