The inculcation of social behaviour in Proverbs
The book of Proverbs invokes the self-conscious emotions honour and shame to inculcate desirable social behaviour. As W R Domeris has already established, the equation of these emotions in Proverbs with the descriptions of honour and shame in anthropological studies of the Mediterranean is inadvisab...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2004
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| In: |
Old Testament essays
Year: 2004, Volume: 17, Issue: 2, Pages: 282-293 |
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Volltext (kostenfrei) |
| Summary: | The book of Proverbs invokes the self-conscious emotions honour and shame to inculcate desirable social behaviour. As W R Domeris has already established, the equation of these emotions in Proverbs with the descriptions of honour and shame in anthropological studies of the Mediterranean is inadvisable. This article first explores the primary social relationships depicted in Proverbs and then goes on to concur with Domeris. Going beyond his argument, the internalised dimension of shame, which is frequently ignored (even denied), in anthropological studies, is particularly emphasised. |
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| ISSN: | 2312-3621 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Old Testament essays
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| Persistent identifiers: | HDL: 10520/EJC85622 |