RT Article
T1 Possessions and Identity: Job's Problems and Ours
JF Religions
VO 7
IS 6
SP 1
OP 9
A1 Pelham, Abigail
LA English
PB MDPI
YR 2016
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1586089382
AB Recent research undertaken in the fields of anthropology and consumer behavior indicates that possessions play an important role in the construction of identity. While it is tempting to view both the connection between possessions and identity and the problems this engenders as a recent phenomenon, the Book of Job also recognizes this connection and is cognizant of its problematic nature. While Job does not offer answers to our contemporary dilemmas of possession, the book highlights the nuances of the problem as they existed in its own time and place, with all characters offering different perspectives on how the connection should be understood and how one ought to live in consequence of this understanding.
K1 Job
K1 Consumer behavior
K1 Identity
K1 Possessions
K1 Retributive Justice
K1 Self
K1 Wisdom
DO 10.3390/rel7060078