Violent rituals of the Hebrew Bible
Although seldom studied by biblical scholars as a discrete phenomenon, ritual violence is mentioned frequently in biblical texts. Violent Rituals of the Hebrew Bible is the first book to investigate violent rites, the ritual settings in which they occur, their various literary contexts, and the iden...
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| Tipo de documento: | Electrónico Libro |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
| Servicio de pedido Subito: | Pedir ahora. |
| Verificar disponibilidad: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Publicado: |
Oxford
Oxford University Press USA - OSO
2019
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| En: | Año: 2019 |
| Críticas: | [Rezension von: Olyan, Saul M., 1959-, Violent rituals of the Hebrew Bible] (2022) (McClure, Albert L.)
[Rezension von: Olyan, Saul M., 1959-, Violent rituals of the Hebrew Bible] (2021) (Pitkänen, Pekka) |
| (Cadenas de) Palabra clave estándar: | B
Bibel. Altes Testament
/ Violencia
/ Ritual
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| Otras palabras clave: | B
Violence in the Bible
B Ritual-Biblical teaching B Electronic books B Bible.-Old Testament-Criticism, interpretation, etc |
| Acceso en línea: |
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | No electrónico
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| Sumario: | Although seldom studied by biblical scholars as a discrete phenomenon, ritual violence is mentioned frequently in biblical texts. Violent Rituals of the Hebrew Bible is the first book to investigate violent rites, the ritual settings in which they occur, their various literary contexts, and the identity and aims of their agents in order to speak in an informed way about the contours and social aspects of ritual violence as it is represented in the Hebrew Bible. Cover -- Violent Rituals of the Hebrew Bible -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Ritual Violence Prescribed -- 2. Violent Rites Narrated -- 3. Ritual Violence Envisioned -- 4. Ritual Inversion and Mitigating Rites as Components of Ritual Violence -- 5. The Role of Circumstantially Dependent Rites in Ritual Violence -- 6. The Social Dimensions of Ritual Violence -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index. |
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| Notas: | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (181 pages) |
| ISBN: | 0190681918 |