Furthering Prostration in the Hebrew Bible: A Non-Denotative Analysis of hištaḥăwah

This article provides a non-denotative analysis of the Hebrew word for prostration in the Old Testament, hištaḥăwah. It does so in order to better grasp the discursive situating of prostration as a ritual within the socio-religious contexts and conceptions of biblical authors and peoples. The analys...

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Main Author: Smith, Andrew Christopher (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage [2017]
In: Journal for the study of the Old Testament
Year: 2017, Volume: 41, Issue: 3, Pages: 263-285
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Old Testament / Hebrew language / Verb / hishtaḥaṿah (Hebrew)
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
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