Reading the Book of Habakkuk through a Lens of Cultural Trauma
Despite numerous helpful efforts to ascertain Habakkuk’s historical context, few scholars ask how Habakkuk addresses itself to audiences across varying contexts. Employing Jeffrey Alexander’s concept of cultural trauma, this essay argues that Habakkuk’s portrait of victims and perpetrators facilitat...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
[2020]
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Journal for the study of the Old Testament
Year: 2020, Volume: 45, Issue: 2, Pages: 217-235 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Habakkuk Prophet
/ Prophet
/ Prophecy (Motif)
/ Trauma (Motif)
/ Psychoanalysis
/ Exegesis
/ Alexander, Jeffrey C. 1947-
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament ZD Psychology |
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Characterization
B universalization of evil B Carrier group B personalization of trauma B Jeffrey Alexander B Rhetoric B Habakkuk B Cultural Trauma |
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