The golden calf of Bethel and Judah’s mimetic desire of Israel
Based on René Girard’s mimetic theory, this article reexamines the vilification of Jeroboam’s cultus in 1 Kgs. 12.25–33 as an attempt to depict Bethel and the Northern Kingdom as the monstrous double of Jerusalem and Judah. Mimetic rivalry and mutual desire often impose a grotesque mixture of the em...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
2023
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Journal for the study of the Old Testament
Year: 2023, Volume: 47, Issue: 4, Pages: 359-371 |
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1 Kings 12.25–33
B golden calf B Jeroboam ben Nebat B René Girard B Mimetic theory B monstrous double B Bethel B Cherubim |
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