Introductory Reflections on Embodiment in Hellenistic Judaism*
This article examines different uses of the body to express identity in Judeo-Hellenistic narratives. It analyzes four interplays where the body stands for the human self, either as a factor of recognition, as expression of national and religious identity, as a way to mock one’s religion and ethnici...
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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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2011
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| In: |
Journal for the study of the pseudepigrapha
Year: 2011, Volume: 21, Issue: 1, Pages: 5-19 |
| Further subjects: | B
Hellenism
B Diaspora B Identity B Embodiment B Body |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Summary: | This article examines different uses of the body to express identity in Judeo-Hellenistic narratives. It analyzes four interplays where the body stands for the human self, either as a factor of recognition, as expression of national and religious identity, as a way to mock one’s religion and ethnicity, and as a representation of the living self. The body therefore appears, well before the Rabbinic period, as a frequent resource to express and construct identity. The research confirms recent studies, which have shown that Diasporic communities tend to inscribe identity on the body, rather than use territorial markers. |
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| ISSN: | 1745-5286 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for the study of the pseudepigrapha
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0951820711419778 |
