Der Körper als Gefäß: eine Studie zur visuellen Anthropologie des Alten Orients
The perception of the human body as container is widespread in cognitive linguistics, psychology and anthropology and is estimated to be universal. But what can we say about the specific context of the Hebrew Bible as well as Ancient-Near-Eastern texts and material culture, and more especially about...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | German |
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Univ.
[2015]
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| In: |
Lectio difficilior
Year: 2015, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-26 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Old Testament
/ Body
/ Woman
/ Pottery
B Ancient Orient / Container / Symbolics / Body / Emotion |
| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament HH Archaeology KBL Near East and North Africa NBE Anthropology |
| Further subjects: | B
Pottery
Palestine
B Fertility, Human B Peer reviewed B Containers B Human figure in art B Body, Human Religious aspects Comparative studies B Women in art B Open access |
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| Summary: | The perception of the human body as container is widespread in cognitive linguistics, psychology and anthropology and is estimated to be universal. But what can we say about the specific context of the Hebrew Bible as well as Ancient-Near-Eastern texts and material culture, and more especially about anthropomorphic vessels in the Levant? Biblical, Egyptian and Mesopotamian texts compare the human body with pottery in order to emphasize its status of having been created (Geschöpflichkeit) on the one hand, and its fragility (Zerbrechlichkeit) on the other. Not in every case does the metaphor refer to an individual. Very often, however, it is used with relation to groups of people (nations) and requires particular caution when it comes to drawing a conclusion about the embodiment. The archaeological-iconographic record demonstrates that the human body, especially the female body, was imagined as a container. The fact that vessels in the shape of female bodies are the majority can partly be explained with the association between container and pregnancy. This essay aims at stimulating the discussion about embodiment in the Ancient Near East, concepts of emotion the body as a container in the Hebrew Bible, and its relation to the material culture. |
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| ISSN: | 1661-3317 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Lectio difficilior
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