The Trauma of Autopsy and the Transgression of History in Josephus’ Jewish War
In the opening of the Jewish War, Josephus claims not only that his history represents the true and full account of the war, but that, in violation of Greek historiographical conventions, its language expresses his personal grief. Josephus’ expression of personal emotion differentiates him from the...
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| Tipo de documento: | Electrónico Artículo |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2020]
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Journal for the study of Judaism in the Persian, Hellenistic, and Roman period
Año: 2020, Volumen: 51, Número: 2, Páginas: 261-284 |
| (Cadenas de) Palabra clave estándar: | B
Guerra judeo-romana (66-70)
/ Josephus, Flavius 37-100
/ Autopsie
/ Historiografía
/ Lamento
/ Deuda
/ Destrucción
/ Jerusalén
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| Clasificaciones IxTheo: | HD Judaísmo primitivo |
| Otras palabras clave: | B
Jewish War
B Historiography B Josephus B Estilo empire B Trauma |
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| Sumario: | In the opening of the Jewish War, Josephus claims not only that his history represents the true and full account of the war, but that, in violation of Greek historiographical conventions, its language expresses his personal grief. Josephus’ expression of personal emotion differentiates him from the Greek tradition, in which lament is customarily expressed in other genres. Josephus borrows instead from the biblical tradition of lament to mourn the fall of Jerusalem. The concept of moral injury from trauma studies describes the psychological damage caused by betrayal in combat settings, a phenomenon which Josephus’ comments about the causes of the disaster resemble. This elucidates why Josephus emphasizes his emotions in his history, drawing on past Jewish responses to imperial-colonial encounters to shape his personalized response to the catastrophe of his own day. |
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| ISSN: | 1570-0631 |
| Obras secundarias: | Enthalten in: Journal for the study of Judaism in the Persian, Hellenistic, and Roman period
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15700631-BJA10003 |
