Warfare, ritual, and symbol in biblical and modern contexts
"Warfare, Ritual, and Symbol in Biblical and Modern Contexts is a collection of fifteen essays about rituals of war and their function. Comparative and interdisciplinary approaches are applied to texts in the Hebrew Bible, which are read in light of ancient Near Eastern literature, artifacts, a...
| Published in: | Ancient Israel and its literature |
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| Contributors: | ; ; |
| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
Atlanta
Society of Biblical Literature
[2014]
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| In: |
Ancient Israel and its literature (18)
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| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Warfare, ritual, and symbol in biblical and modern contexts] (2016) (Trimm, Charlie, 1977 -)
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| Series/Journal: | Ancient Israel and its literature
18 |
| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Middle Eastern literature
History and criticism
B Bible. Old Testament Criticism, interpretation, etc B War Biblical teaching |
| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
Electronic |
| Summary: | "Warfare, Ritual, and Symbol in Biblical and Modern Contexts is a collection of fifteen essays about rituals of war and their function. Comparative and interdisciplinary approaches are applied to texts in the Hebrew Bible, which are read in light of ancient Near Eastern literature, artifacts, and iconography and contemporary ritual and social theory. Introductory and concluding essays evaluate each contribution, locate contributions in the history of scholarship, and propose promising directions for further research. A majority of the essays were presented in 2010-12 sessions of the SBL's Warfare in Ancient Israel Section"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 1589839587 |