The trickster revisited: deception as a motif in the Pentatech
An introduction to the problem of deception -- Introduction -- History of the problem -- Gunkel and the savage mind -- Comparative approach -- Source critical approach -- The trickster in anthropology -- The rise of anthropology and its use in biblical studies -- Cross-cultural uses of the trickster...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Bern Frankfurt am Main Berlin Vienna New York [u.a.]
Lang
2008
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| In: |
Studies in biblical literature (117)
Year: 2008 |
| Reviews: | The Trickster Revisited. Deception as a Motif in the Pentateuch (2011) (Hensel, Benedikt, 1979 -)
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| Series/Journal: | Studies in biblical literature
117 |
| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Deception
B Bible Criticism, interpretation, etc |
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Table of Contents (Publisher) |
| Summary: | An introduction to the problem of deception -- Introduction -- History of the problem -- Gunkel and the savage mind -- Comparative approach -- Source critical approach -- The trickster in anthropology -- The rise of anthropology and its use in biblical studies -- Cross-cultural uses of the trickster -- Native American usage -- African usage -- African-American usage -- Attempts at universal explanations -- Understanding of trickster in the ANE and the Bible -- Tricksters in the ANE -- Tricksters in the Hebrew Bible -- The trickster and liminality -- Rite de passage and liminality -- The pentateuchal narratives of the Hebrew Bible -- The trickster in the Pentateuch -- Deception in the deuteronomistic history -- Deception in the Pentateuch --The wife-sister narratives -- Jacob narratives -- Exodus -- Canon, liminality, and israelite self-perception -- Canon formation -- Israel in the Persian period -- A historical overview -- A sociological overview -- Structural adaptation -- Split in leadership -- New ritual -- A new folklore -- Cognitive dissonance and liminality -- Israel encouraged by prophetic outlook -- Cognitive dissonance theory -- Marginal reinterpreted as liminal in the Pentateuch -- The promise of Genesis 12:1-4 -- Covenant metaphor -- Israel as holy nation and royal priesthood -- The pattern of the Pentateuch -- Israel as trickster |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | VIII, 129 S. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4331-0226-4 |
