Clothing and nudity in the Hebrew Bible: a handbook
"The volume discusses nudity and clothing in the Hebrew Bible, covering anthropological, theological, archaeology and religious-historical aspects. These aspects are addressed in three separate sections, enhanced by over a hundred pictures and illustrations. Part I places nudity and clothing in...
| Summary: | "The volume discusses nudity and clothing in the Hebrew Bible, covering anthropological, theological, archaeology and religious-historical aspects. These aspects are addressed in three separate sections, enhanced by over a hundred pictures and illustrations. Part I places nudity and clothing in its ancient Israelite context, with discussions of methodology, the ancient Near Eastern evidence (including material culture and iconography), and an assessment of central aspects of the biblical material such as fabrication and uses of textiles, lexicography, theological and anthropological implications. Part II looks at key themes such as mourning, death, encounters with the divine and issues of power and status. Finally, Part III presents several close studies of key passages from narrative, prophetic and wisdom texts where clothing and nudity play an important role."--Bloomsbury Publishing List of Figures -- List of Contributors -- Preface -- List of Abbreviations -- Part 1 Addressing and Contextualizing Clothing and Nudity in Ancient Israel -- 1.1 Methodological Perspectives -- 1 Between Regulation, Identification, and Representation: Clothing and Nudity from the Perspective of the Study of Religion Anna-Katharina Höpflinger -- 2 Clothing and Nudity in the Ancient Near East from the Perspective of Gender Studies Agnès Garcia-Ventura -- 3 Clothing and Nudity from the Perspective of Anthropological Studies Lars Allolio-Näcke -- 1.2 The Ancient Near Eastern Context -- 4 Textile Production in the Iron Age Ancient Near East Na?um Ben-Yehuda -- 5 Clothing and Nudity in the Ancient Near East: Archaeological and Iconographic Aspects Allison Thomason -- 6 Concepts and Contexts of Female and Male Nudity in the Iconography of the Southern Levant Katharina Pyschny -- 7 Stripped Bare: Communicating Rank and Status in Old Kingdom Egypt Dina Serova -- 1.3 Hebrew Bible -- 8 Fabrication, Functions, and Uses of Textiles in the Hebrew Bible Wolfgang Zwickel -- 9 Nudity and Clothing in the Lexicon of the Hebrew Bible Holger Gzella -- 10 Nudity and Clothing in the Hebrew Bible: Th eological and Anthropological Aspects Jürgen van Oorschot -- Part 2 Thematic Studies -- 2.1 The Divine -- 11 The Clothing of Cult Statues and Biblical Polemics against Iconic Worship Sonja Ammann -- 12 The Garments of God: Iconographic Case Studies from Isaiah 6:1; 59:17;and 63:1-6 Joel M. LeMon and Richard A. Purcell -- 13 Robed in Majesty: Clothing as a Metaphor for the Classical Hebrew Semantic Domain of ???? Marilyn E. Burton -- 2.2 Customs and Ethics -- 14 Tearing One's Clothes and Rites of Mourning Melanie Köhlmoos -- 15 Barefoot before God: Shoes and Sacred Space in the Hebrew Bible and Ancient Near East Joachim J. Krause -- 16 "You Shall Not Wear Clothes Made of Wool and Linen Woven Together" (Deut. 22:11): Clothing in Biblical Law Eckart Otto -- 17 "When You See the Naked, Cover Th em!" (Isa. 58:7): The Clothing of the Poor as an Act of Righteousness Rainer Kessler -- 18 Clothing and Nudity in Second Temple Literature Jessi Orpana -- Part 3 Textual Studies -- 3.1 Pentateuch -- 19 Clothing and Nudity in the Paradise Story (Gen. 2-3) Friedhelm Hartenstein -- 20 Clothing and Nudity in the Noah Story (Gen. 9:18-29) Michaela Bauks -- 21 Th e Garment Motif in Gen. 37-39 Franziska Ede -- 22 Th e Symbolism of Vestimentary Acts in Gen. 27, Gen. 38, and 1 Sam. 17 Martina Weingärtner -- 23 "Mind the Step!" (Exod. 20:26), or, Even Better: "Wear Breeches!" (Exod. 28:42-43). The Issue of (Un-)Covering One's "Shame" in Cultic Legislation Christoph Berner -- 24 The Priestly Vestments Nathan MacDonald -- 25 Veiling Moses' Shining Face (Exod. 34:29-35) Wolfgang Oswald -- 3.2 Prophets -- 26 The Dancing David: Nudity and Cult in 2 Sam. 6 Sarah Schulz -- 27 Elijah's Hairy Robe and the Clothes of the Prophets Martin Schott -- 28 Nudity and Captivity in Isa. 20 in Light of Iconographic Evidence Andrea Beyer -- 29 Clothing, Nudity, and Shame in the Book of Ezekiel and Prophetic Oracles of Judgment Anja Klein -- 30 Clean Garments for Joshua: Th e Purifi cation of the High Priest in Zech. 3 Martin Hallaschka -- 3.3 Wisdom Literature -- 31 Women's Dress Codes in the Book of Proverbs Stefan Fischer -- 32 Clothing and Nudity in the Song of Songs Meik Gerhards -- Index of Subjects -- Index of Biblical and Early Jewish Sources. |
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| ISBN: | 0567678504 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.5040/9780567678508 |