Samson and the Bees as a Myth: An Anthropological Reading
In this article I suggest that the biblical Samson story (Judges 13-16, 18) is a late reconstruction of a pagan myth recounting the life, deeds, and death of Samson the magician. When Samson senses that his death is imminent, he performs a private resurrection ritual for himself, in which bees, acco...
| Subtitles: | Special issue: Bees and Honey in Religions |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Equinox Publ.
2020
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| In: |
Journal for the study of religion, nature and culture
Year: 2020, Volume: 14, Issue: 3, Pages: 351-369 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Judge 13-16
/ Bible. Judge 13,18
/ Samson Biblical character
/ Myth
/ Lion
/ Apidae (Family)
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| IxTheo Classification: | CD Christianity and Culture HB Old Testament NBE Anthropology |
| Further subjects: | B
Resurrection
B structural analysis B Myth B Life B Lion B Ritual B Death B Bees B Sympathetic Magic B Samson |
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