04259nam 2200673 450 991078640380332120200520144314.01-58983-959-52027/heb32650(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(dli)HEB32650(MiU) MIU01100000000000000000252(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?""; ""â€œA Sword for Yhwh and for Gideon!â€?: The Representation of War in Judges 7:16â€?22""""â€œI 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""; ""â€œSome 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"""Warfare, Ritual, and Symbol in Biblical and Modern Contexts is a collection of fifteen essays about rituals of war and their function. Comparative and interdisciplinary approaches are applied to texts in the Hebrew Bible, which are read in light of ancient Near Eastern literature, artifacts, and iconography and contemporary ritual and social theory. Introductory and concluding essays evaluate each contribution, locate contributions in the history of scholarship, and propose promising directions for further research. A majority of the essays were presented in 2010-12 sessions of the SBL's Warfare in Ancient Israel Section"--Provided by publisher.Ancient Israel and its literature ;Number 18.WarBiblical teachingMiddle Eastern literatureHistory and criticismWarBiblical teaching.Middle Eastern literatureHistory and criticism.221.8/355Kelle Brad E.Ames Frank RitchelWright Jacob L.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910786403803321Warfare, ritual, and symbol in biblical and modern contexts2279537UNINA