Mountains in Micah and Coherence: A "SynDiaTopic" Suggestion

With recourse to some relevant postmodern sensibilities—especially the pertinence of peripheries and the value of plurality—this article examines the occurrences of mountain(s) in Micah with a view to highlighting the tension between the abstractness of space conceived of with a single center and th...

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Main Author: Irudayaraj, Dominic S. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Scholar's Press 2021
In: Journal of Biblical literature
Year: 2021, Volume: 140, Issue: 4, Pages: 703-722
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Pluralism / The Postmodern / World view / Micah
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
HH Archaeology
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Summary:With recourse to some relevant postmodern sensibilities—especially the pertinence of peripheries and the value of plurality—this article examines the occurrences of mountain(s) in Micah with a view to highlighting the tension between the abstractness of space conceived of with a single center and the complex pluriformity of places that it overwrites. The work proceeds in two movements: (1) a syntopic (contra synchronic) reading that builds on the ancient western Asian worldviews of space, and (2) guided by theories of critical spatiality, a diatopic (contra diachronic) reading that highlights some peripheral details that contribute to the Mican vision, paving the way for a "syndiatopic" suggestion.
ISSN:1934-3876
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of Biblical literature
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1353/jbl.2021.0033