The Determination of Social Identity in the Story of Ruth

This study focuses on the formation of social identity in ancient Israel. In particular, the issue raised here is the manner in which displaced individuals are able to integrate or reintegrate themselves into a local community. The process, as exemplified in the story of Ruth and Naomi, demonstrates...

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Autor principal: Matthews, Victor H. 1950- (Author)
Tipo de documento: Recurso Electrónico Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
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Publicado em: Sage 2006
Em: Biblical theology bulletin
Ano: 2006, Volume: 36, Número: 2, Páginas: 49-54
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Resumo:This study focuses on the formation of social identity in ancient Israel. In particular, the issue raised here is the manner in which displaced individuals are able to integrate or reintegrate themselves into a local community. The process, as exemplified in the story of Ruth and Naomi, demonstrates the movement from a liminal social condition to a liminal spatial placement to a defined social condition within an established social space.
ISSN:1945-7596
Obras secundárias:Enthalten in: Biblical theology bulletin
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/01461079060360020101