'He is a glutton and a drunkard': deviant consumption in the Hebrew Bible
"In 'He is a Glutton and a Drunkard': Deviant Consumption in the Hebrew Bible Rebekah Welton uses interdisciplinary approaches to explore the social and ritual roles of food and alcohol in Late Bronze Age to Persian-period Syro-Palestine (1550 BCE-400 BCE). This contextual backdrop th...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Leiden Boston
Brill
[2020]
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| In: |
Biblical interpretation series (volume 183)
Year: 2020 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Welton, Rebekah, 'He is a glutton and a drunkard' : deviant consumption in the Hebrew Bible] (2022) (Cooper, Daniel)
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| Series/Journal: | Biblical interpretation series
volume 183 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Old Testament
/ Eating habit
/ Consumption
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Food Habits (Israel)
B Food in the Bible B Bible. Old Testament Criticism, interpretation, etc B Drinking in the Bible |
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Table of Contents Blurb Literaturverzeichnis |
| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
Electronic |
| Summary: | "In 'He is a Glutton and a Drunkard': Deviant Consumption in the Hebrew Bible Rebekah Welton uses interdisciplinary approaches to explore the social and ritual roles of food and alcohol in Late Bronze Age to Persian-period Syro-Palestine (1550 BCE-400 BCE). This contextual backdrop throws into relief episodes of consumption deemed to be excessive or deviant by biblical writers. Welton emphasises the social networks of the household in which food was entangled, arguing that household animals and ritual foodstuffs were social agents, challenging traditional understandings of sacrifice. For the first time, the accusation of being a 'glutton and a drunkard' (Deut 21:18-21) is convincingly re-interpreted in its alimentary and socio-ritual contexts"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 293-327 |
| ISBN: | 9004423486 |