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Saul M. Olyan
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Oxford University Press
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January 2016
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Saul M. Olyan
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Hardback
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Published
January 2016
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Although the relationship of the Hebrew Bible and violence has been of interest to scholars in recent years, ritual violence in its various manifestations has been underexplored, as have the theoretical dimensions of ritual violence. This volume is intended to bring into relief the full range of violent rites represented in the Hebrew Bible, many rarely, if ever, considered. It seeks to explore what acts of ritual violence might accomplish socio-politically in their particular settings and the ways in which engagement with theory from a variety of disciplines can contribute to our understanding of ritual violence as a phenomenon. The volume consists of an introduction and eight essays. Topics include cognitive perspectives on iconoclasm, the instrumental dimensions of ritual violence against corpses, the ritual killing of cities ("urbicide"), royal rites of military loyalty, the ends accomplished by political violence in David's story, comparison of the Rwanda genocide and material dimensions of the biblical herem, the exchange of women among men and its violent dimensions, and the ritual assault on cities. Authors include Debra Scoggins Ballentine, T. M.
Lemos, Mark Leuchter, Nathaniel B. Levtow, Susan Niditch, Saul M. Olyan, Rudiger Schmitt, and Jacob L. Wright.
Author
Saul M. Olyan
Book Format
Hardback
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Published
January 2016
Weight
432g
Page Count
184
Dimensions
155 x 237 x 21 mm
ISBN
9780190249588
ISBN-10
0190249587
Eden Code
4339759
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Author/Creator: Saul M. Olyan
ISBN: 9780190249588
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date: January 2016
Weight: 432g
Dimensions: 155 x 237 x 21 mm
Eden Code: 4339759