RT Article
T1 Centrality in the Book of Ruth
JF Vetus Testamentum
VO 68
IS 1
SP 41
OP 50
A1 Dekker, John T.
A1 Dekker, Anthony H.
LA English
PB Brill
YR 2018
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1567488501
AB The mathematics of social network analysis may be employed to determine the central character in a narrative. In this article, a number of centrality measures are utilised in order to illuminate the issue of the central character in the Book of Ruth. The mathematical analysis surprisingly points to Boaz as being the most central character of the book, but highlights the fact that “centrality” is an elusive concept.
K1 Ruth : social network analysis : centrality
DO 10.1163/15685330-12341310