Disability as a Symbol of Terror: Rereading the David Narrative in Light of Armed Conflicts in Africa
Armed conflict situations are more than just sites of violence, destruction, scars, torture, rape, and death; they are also sites of disability production through direct causes and indirectly through disruption of societal services, which would otherwise prevent disabilities. In this paper, the Davi...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
2023
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Biblical theology bulletin
Year: 2023, Volume: 53, Issue: 4, Pages: 238-249 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Samuel 2.
/ David, Israel, König
/ Merib-baal
/ Handicap
/ Terrorism
/ Violence
/ Flexibility (anatomy) (Motor activity)
/ Africa
/ Armed conflict
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| IxTheo Classification: | FD Contextual theology HB Old Testament KBN Sub-Saharan Africa NBE Anthropology |
| Further subjects: | B
Disability
B Samuel B threaten B Mobility B David B Mephibosheth |
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| Summary: | Armed conflict situations are more than just sites of violence, destruction, scars, torture, rape, and death; they are also sites of disability production through direct causes and indirectly through disruption of societal services, which would otherwise prevent disabilities. In this paper, the David Narrative in 2 Samuel is reread as an armed conflict text centered on power, disempowerment, and control issues. In this rereading, the imagery of disability is viewed as a symbol of terror to instill fear and deter rebels and traitors. |
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| ISSN: | 1945-7596 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Biblical theology bulletin
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/01461079231210531 |