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Kunin Seth Daniel |
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Titolo |
The logic of incest [[electronic resource] ] : a structuralist analysis of Hebrew mythology / / Seth Daniel Kunin |
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Sheffield, Eng., : Sheffield Academic Press, c1995 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-80367-7 |
9786611803674 |
0-567-27172-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (305 p.) |
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Collana |
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Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; ; 185 |
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Soggetti |
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Ethnology in the Bible |
Genealogy in the Bible |
Jewish mythology |
Structural linguistics |
Incest - Religious aspects |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Acknowledgments; List of Figures; Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter 1 MYTH AND THEORY; Chapter 2 ISRAELITE 'IDEALIZED' ETHNOGRAPHY; Chapter 3 ABRAHAM; Chapter 4 ISAAC; Chapter 5 JACOB; Chapter 6 JOSEPH AND HIS BROTHERS; Chapter 7 CREATION; Chapter 8 THE STRUCTURE OF GENEALOGIES IN GENESIS; Chapter 9 THE STRUCTURE OF RABBINIC THOUGHT (A); Chapter 10 THE STRUCTURE OF RABBINIC THOUGHT (B); Chapter 11 THE STRUCTURE OF HEBREW THOUGHT; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The myths of Genesis are the foundation for hundreds of texts written at later diachronically distinct and datable periods. Seven texts-Genesis itself, Genesis Rabbah, Pirke deRabbi Eliezer and mediaeval compilations-are examined here, with five interrelated questions in focus: Can structuralist theory be applied usefully to societies conscious of history and change? What is the relationship between continuity and trasformation as a mythological tradition develops diachronically? What role does diachronic development within a myth |
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