Centrality in the Book of Ruth
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...
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| Tipo de documento: | Recurso Electrónico Artigo |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
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| Publicado em: |
Brill
2018
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| Em: |
Vetus Testamentum
Ano: 2018, Volume: 68, Número: 1, Páginas: 41-50 |
| (Cadeias de) Palavra- chave padrão: | B
Bibel. Rut
/ Forma literária
/ Importância
/ Análise da rede elétrica (Sociologia)
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| Classificações IxTheo: | HB Antigo Testamento ZB Sociologia |
| Outras palavras-chave: | B
Ruth
social network analysis
centrality
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| Acesso em linha: |
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Não eletrônico
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| Resumo: | 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. |
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| ISSN: | 1568-5330 |
| Obras secundárias: | In: Vetus Testamentum
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15685330-12341310 |