The animal at unease with itself: death anxiety and the animal-human boundary in Genesis 2-3
"In this book, Isaac Alderman uses insights from the cognitive study of death anxiety and disgust to examine the animal-human boundary in Genesis 2-3, providing biblical scholars with a case study for how this interdisciplinary approach can be used to analyze texts that deal with themes of mort...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
Lanham
Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
2020
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| In: | Year: 2020 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Alderman, Isaac, 1977-, The animal at unease with itself] (2021) (Koosed, Jennifer L.)
[Rezension von: Alderman, Isaac, 1977-, The animal at unease with itself] (2022) (Alsen, Carolyn) |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Genesis 2-3
/ Mortality
/ Mortal fear
/ Bodiliness
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| Further subjects: | B
Death
Religious aspects
Christianity
B Bible. Genesis, II-III Criticism, interpretation, etc B Human Body Religious aspects Christianity B Human-animal relationships Religious aspects Christianity |
| Summary: | "In this book, Isaac Alderman uses insights from the cognitive study of death anxiety and disgust to examine the animal-human boundary in Genesis 2-3, providing biblical scholars with a case study for how this interdisciplinary approach can be used to analyze texts that deal with themes of mortality, the human body, or the animal-human boundary"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 1978702914 |