03274nam 2200709Ia 450 991078260110332120230421044252.01-281-80367-797866118036740-567-27172-2(CKB)1000000000553335(EBL)436359(OCoLC)281034235(SSID)ssj0000193863(PQKBManifestationID)12020936(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000193863(PQKBWorkID)10226653(PQKB)10525982(MiAaPQ)EBC436359(Au-PeEL)EBL436359(CaPaEBR)ebr10250985(CaONFJC)MIL180367(OCoLC)893334130(EXLCZ)99100000000055333519950508d1995 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe logic of incest[electronic resource] a structuralist analysis of Hebrew mythology /Seth Daniel KuninSheffield, Eng. Sheffield Academic Pressc19951 online resource (305 p.)Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ;185Description based upon print version of record.0-567-44913-0 1-85075-509-4 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.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 AuthorsThe 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 play in relation to its underlying structure? What is the synchJournal for the study of the Old Testament.Supplement series ;185.Ethnology in the BibleGenealogy in the BibleJewish mythologyStructural linguisticsIncestReligious aspectsMythsEthnology in the Bible.Genealogy in the Bible.Jewish mythology.Structural linguistics.IncestReligious aspects.221.8306877222/.11068Kunin Seth Daniel1477360MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910782601103321The logic of incest3692528UNINA