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...

Full description

Saved in:  
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cason, Thomas Scott 1973- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Journals Online & Print:
Drawer...
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2014
In: 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
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic