The unremembered dead: the non-burial motif in the Hebrew Bible
"The Unremembered Dead examines the motif of non-burial in the Hebrew Bible in its ancient Near Eastern contexts. Mansen proposes a new typology for analyzing references to post-mortem abuse and demonstrates the motif's variability of form and range of functions in both biblical and extra-...
| Published in: | Perspectives on Hebrew scriptures and its contexts |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
Piscataway, NJ
Gorgias Press
2018
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| In: |
Perspectives on Hebrew scriptures and its contexts (26)
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| Series/Journal: | Perspectives on Hebrew scriptures and its contexts
26 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Old Testament
/ Funeral
/ Death
/ Biblical archaeology
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Burial
B Death in the Bible B Bible. Old Testament Criticism, interpretation, etc B Bible Criticism, interpretation, etc |
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| Summary: | "The Unremembered Dead examines the motif of non-burial in the Hebrew Bible in its ancient Near Eastern contexts. Mansen proposes a new typology for analyzing references to post-mortem abuse and demonstrates the motif's variability of form and range of functions in both biblical and extra-biblical texts. Investigating the social and literary contexts in which the non-burial motif appears, Mansen establishes how gruesome threats functioned as deadly literary weapons within the biblical authors' ideologically-shaped rhetorical arsenal"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 1463206968 |