Warfare, ritual, and symbol in biblical and modern contexts / edited by Brad E. Kelle, Frank Ritchel Ames, and Jacob L. Wright.
Contributor(s): Kelle, Brad E [editor.]
| Ames, Frank Ritchel [editor.] | Wright, Jacob L [editor.]
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TextSeries: Ancient Israel and its literature: no. 18.Publisher: Atlanta : Society of Biblical Literature, [2014]Copyright date: ©2014Description: xi, 308 pages ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781589839588 (paper binding : alk. paper); 1589839587 (paper binding : alk. paper)Subject(s): War -- Biblical teaching | Bible. Old Testament -- Criticism, interpretation, etc | Middle Eastern literature -- History and criticismDDC classification: 221.8/355 LOC classification: BS1199.W2 | W37 2014Bibliography, Etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.| Item type | Current library | Shelving location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction / Jacob L. Wright -- Part 1. Social determination of rituals and symbols -- Theorizing circumstantially dependent rites in and out of war contexts / Saul M. Olyan -- Monumental inscriptions and the ritual representation of war / Nathaniel B. Levtow -- Part 2. Rituals and symbols of escalation, preparation, and aggression -- Joshua's encounter with the commander of Yhwh's army (Josh 5: 13-15): literary construction or reflection of a royal ritual? / Thomas Römer -- "A sword for Yhwh and for Gideon!": the representation of war in Judges 7:16-22 / Kelly J. Murphy -- The red-stained warrior in ancient Israel / Frank Ritchel Ames -- "I will strike you down and cut off your head" (1 Sam 17:46): trash talking, derogatory rhetoric, and psychological warfare in ancient Israel / David T. Lamb -- "Some trust in horses": horses as symbols of power in rhetoric and reality / Deborah O'Daniel Cantrell -- War rituals in the Old Testament: prophets, kings, and the ritual preparation for war / Rüdiger Schmitt -- Part 3. Rituals and symbols of perpetuation, de-escalation, and commemoration -- Warfare song as warrior ritual / Mark S. Smith -- A messy business: ritual violence after the war / Susan Niditch -- Postwar rituals of return and reintegration / Brad E. Kelle -- Does Yhwh get his hands dirty?: reading Isaiah 63:1-6 in light of depictions of divine postbattle purification / Jason A. Riley -- Response. Forging a twenty-first-century approach to the study of Israelite warfare / T.M. Lemos.