Exile, incorporated: the body in the Book of Ezekiel
In Exile, Incorporated, author Rosanne Liebermann argues that the biblical book of Ezekiel makes rhetorical use of the human body to construct a specific in-group identity for its ancient Judean audience--namely Judeans who experienced forced migration to Babylon in the sixth century BCE. As Lieberm...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
2024
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| In: | Year: 2024 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Liebermann, Rosanne, Exile, incorporated : the body in the Book of Ezekiel] (2025) (Fry, Alexiana)
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Ezekiel
/ Body (Motif)
/ Bodiliness (Motif)
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | In Exile, Incorporated, author Rosanne Liebermann argues that the biblical book of Ezekiel makes rhetorical use of the human body to construct a specific in-group identity for its ancient Judean audience--namely Judeans who experienced forced migration to Babylon in the sixth century BCE. As Liebermann shows, Ezekiel encourages certain bodily practices within this group that identifies them as "true" Judeans, while also evoking feelings of disgust regarding the bodies of those who do not conduct such practices. In this way, Ezekiel encouraged an isolationist Judean identity that could survive displacement from the homeland. Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- List of Maps and Illustrations -- List of Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction -- "Our Bones Have Dried Up -- Our Hope Has Perished": Ezekiel's Afterlives -- The Body in the Book of Ezekiel -- Exile, Incorporated -- 2 Exiled Bodies, Ezekiel's Bodies -- The Book of Ezekiel as the Object of Research -- Religious Embodiment and Exile -- 3 Foreign Bodies -- Unclean Among the Uncircumcised -- Assyrians Dressed in Blue -- The Trailing Turbans of the Chaldeans -- The Naked Woman and the War Machine -- Conclusion -- 4 Women's Bodies -- The Baby Girl -- The "Very, Very Beautiful" Bride -- The Unfaithful Wife, the Unnatural Mother -- The "Old Bag" -- Women as Ritual Practitioners -- Conclusion -- 5 Sublime Bodies -- Zadokites and Levites -- Yhwh's Body -- Ezekiel, High Priest of the Exile -- Conclusion -- 6 Hearts of Flesh -- Collective Memories -- Conclusions -- A Calendar for the Exile -- Futures Monstrous and Divine -- Conclusion -- 7 Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index of Primary Texts -- General Index. |
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| Item Description: | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (241 pages) |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-769086-4 |
