An "Oedipus pattern" in the Old Testament?
The Oedipus myth and a scapegoat pattern have been central issues in both Walter Burkert's and Rene Girard's writings about ancient Greek religion. This article proposes the existence of a comparable pattern in the Old Testament legend about the Ark (1-2 Samuel). Together with other Old Te...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
2007
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Religion
Year: 2007, Volume: 37, Issue: 1, Pages: 39-52 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Ödipus
/ Myth
/ Old Testament
/ Tradition-historical research
B Greece (Antiquity) / Religion B Myth / Spring |
| IxTheo Classification: | BE Greco-Roman religions HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Ark of the Covenant
B Girard, René (1923-2015) B Bible. Samuel 1-2 |
| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
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| Summary: | The Oedipus myth and a scapegoat pattern have been central issues in both Walter Burkert's and Rene Girard's writings about ancient Greek religion. This article proposes the existence of a comparable pattern in the Old Testament legend about the Ark (1-2 Samuel). Together with other Old Testament narratives (David, Moses) and other ancient Near Eastern legends and rituals, these instances form a transformational network, which shows some fundamental positions in a trans-cultural scapegoat-pattern of actantial positions: king, hero, villain and scapegoat. |
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| ISSN: | 0048-721X |
| Contains: | In: Religion
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