Is Shame a Matter of Patronage in the Communal Laments?
Within the Hebrew Bible, the concept of shame in both narrative and prophetic texts has received significant treatment. Typically, connections between gender identity and the shame/honor value complex are highlighted. In the Psalms, however, shame does not necessarily appear to be predicated upon ge...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2007
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| In: |
Journal for the study of the Old Testament
Year: 2007, Volume: 31, Issue: 4, Pages: 465-480 |
| Further subjects: | B
Psalms
B Cultural Anthropology B Shame B Enemy B communal laments B Social Scientific Criticism |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | Within the Hebrew Bible, the concept of shame in both narrative and prophetic texts has received significant treatment. Typically, connections between gender identity and the shame/honor value complex are highlighted. In the Psalms, however, shame does not necessarily appear to be predicated upon gender identity. This article offers some initial observations regarding shame in the Psalms by suggesting that the shame language in the Psalter is actually predicated upon another feature of ancient societies, the patron—client relationship. Drawing from the work of cultural anthropologists S.N. Eisenstadt and L. Roniger, this study notes the features of patronage present within the language of the Psalter itself and, in particular, Psalms 44, 74, and 79. |
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| ISSN: | 1476-6728 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for the study of the Old Testament
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0309089207080057 |
