Death, Afterlife and Corpse Pollution: The Meaning of the Expression ṭāme? la-nepeš
This article investigates the conceptual background of the notion of corpse pollution as represented by the Priestly expression ṭāme? la-nepeš. Contrary to the growing tendency to view it as a late introduction to Israelite religion, the analysis will situate corpse impurity in relation to broader b...
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| Формат: | Электронный ресурс Статья |
| Язык: | Английский |
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| Опубликовано: |
Brill
[2019]
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Vetus Testamentum
Год: 2019, Том: 69, Выпуск: 3, Страницы: 408-434 |
| Нормированные ключевые слова (последовательности): | B
Смерть
/ Умирание (мотив)
/ Потусторонний мир (мотив)
/ Nefeš / Слово
/ Bibel. Altes Testament
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| Индексация IxTheo: | HB Ветхий Завет |
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| Итог: | This article investigates the conceptual background of the notion of corpse pollution as represented by the Priestly expression ṭāme? la-nepeš. Contrary to the growing tendency to view it as a late introduction to Israelite religion, the analysis will situate corpse impurity in relation to broader biblical and West Semitic conceptions of the afterlife. This discussion will serve as the basis for the further question whether this type of pollution was related to a fear of ghosts. |
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| ISSN: | 1568-5330 |
| Второстепенные работы: | Enthalten in: Vetus Testamentum
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15685330-00001369 |