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Record Nr.

UNISA996248226303316

Autore

Sneed Mark R

Titolo

The politics of pessimism in Ecclesiastes : a social-science perspective / / by Mark Ronnie Sneed

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Atlanta, : Society of Biblical Literature, c2012

ISBN

1-299-45024-5

1-58983-635-9

Descrizione fisica

vii, 341 p

Collana

Society of Biblical Literature ancient Israel and its literature ; ; no. 12

Disciplina

223/.8067

Soggetti

Sociology, Biblical

Pessimism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-317) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Qohelet's heterodox character: non-social science approaches -- Explaining Qohelet's heterodox character: social science approaches -- Qohelet's socio-historical context -- Qohelet and his audience's social location -- Synchronic (literary) analysis of the book of Qohelet -- Qohelet, the problem of evil, and cognitive dissonance -- Qohelet's irrational response to the (over-)rationalization of traditional -- The positive power of Qohelet's pessimism -- The sociology of the book of Qohelet's canonicity -- Conclusion.