Constructing Imperial and National Identities: Monstrous and Human Bodies in Book of Watchers, Daniel, and 2 Maccabees
Monster theory illuminates the construction of imperial and national identities in the portrayals of monstrous and human bodies in three early Jewish texts; Book of Watchers, Daniel, and 2 Maccabees. Book of Watchers expresses anxiety about Judean/Jewish identity in the shadow of empire through its...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage Publ.
[2020]
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| In: |
Interpretation
Year: 2020, Volume: 74, Issue: 2, Pages: 159-170 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Monster
/ Body
/ Unmensch
/ Identity
/ Ethnic identity
/ Enoch 1-36
/ Bible. Makkabäer 2.
/ Azariah
/ Antiochus IV Seleucid Empire, King 215 BC-164 BC
/ 312 BC-64 BC, Seleukiden
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| IxTheo Classification: | BC Ancient Orient; religion HB Old Testament HD Early Judaism |
| Further subjects: | B
Monster Theory
B Nebuchadnezzar B Martyrs B book ofDaniel B Dismemberment B Beasts B Decapitation B Nicanor B 2 Maccabees B 1 Enoch B Corpses B Giants B Judas Maccabee B Monsters B Antiochus IV B Judea B Book of Watchers B Body B Seleucids |
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