03510nam 2200637 450 991046420690332120200520144314.01-58983-959-5(CKB)3710000000125605(EBL)3118318(SSID)ssj0001228711(PQKBManifestationID)12542550(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001228711(PQKBWorkID)11178279(PQKB)10089639(MiAaPQ)EBC3118318(Au-PeEL)EBL3118318(CaPaEBR)ebr10882853(CaONFJC)MIL618145(OCoLC)922968161(EXLCZ)99371000000012560520140627h20142014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrWarfare, ritual, and symbol in biblical and modern contexts /edited by Brad E. Kelle, Frank Ritchel Ames, and Jacob L. WrightAtlanta, Georgia :Society of Biblical Literature,2014.©20141 online resource (322 p.)Ancient Israel and Its Literature ;Number 18Description based upon print version of record.1-58983-960-9 1-58983-958-7 Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and indexes.""Contents""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Introduction""; ""Part 1: Social Determination of Rituals and Symbols""; ""Theorizing Circumstantially Dependent Rites in and out of War Contexts""; ""Monumental Inscriptions and the Ritual Representation of War""; ""Part 2: Rituals and Symbols of Escalation, Preparation, and Aggression""; ""Joshuaâ€?s Encounter with the Commander of Yhwhâ€?s Army (Josh 5:13â€?15): Literary Construction or Reflection of a Royal Ritual?""; ""“A Sword for Yhwh and for Gideon!â€?: The Representation of War in Judges 7:16â€?22""""“I Will Strike You Down and Cut off Your Headâ€? (1 Sam 17:46): Trash Talking, Derogatory Rhetoric, and Psychological Warfare in Ancient Israel""""The Red-Stained Warrior in Ancient Israel""; ""“Some Trust in Horsesâ€?: Horses as Symbols of Power in Rhetoric and Reality""; ""War Rituals in the Old Testament: Prophets, Kings, and the Ritual Preparation for War""; ""Part 3: Rituals and Symbols of Perpetuation, De-escalation, and Commemoration""; ""Warfare Song as Warrior Ritual""; ""A Messy Business: Ritual Violence after the War""; ""Postwar Rituals of Return and Reintegration""""Does Yhwh Get His Hands Dirty? Reading Isaiah 63:1-6 in Light of Depictions of Divine Postbattle Purification""""Response""; ""Forging a Twenty-First-Century Approach to the Study of Israelite Warfare""; ""List of Contributors""; ""Index of Ancient Sources""; ""Index of Modern Authors""Ancient Israel and its literature ;Number 18.WarBiblical teachingMiddle Eastern literatureHistory and criticismElectronic books.WarBiblical teaching.Middle Eastern literatureHistory and criticism.221.8/355Kelle Brad E.Ames Frank RitchelWright Jacob L.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910464206903321Warfare, ritual, and symbol in biblical and modern contexts2279537UNINA