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200 14$aThe artifice of love $egrotesque bodies in the Song of Songs /$fFiona C. Black
210   $aLondon ;$aNew York $cT & T Clark$dc2009
215   $a1 online resource (295 p.)
225 1 $aT & T Clark library of biblical studies
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300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311   $a0-8264-6985-X 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [245]-272) and indexes.
327   $aIntroduction -- The problem of the body in the Song of Songs -- Uncovering the grotesque body -- Revealed and concealed: the grotesque body in the Song of Songs -- On reading the grotesque (erotically) -- Conclusion.
330   $aThe lovers' expressions of mutual affection and desire in the Song of Songs include intimate and detailed poetic descriptions of the body. These are challenging to interpret because the imagery used is cryptic, drawing on seemingly incongruous aspects of nature, architecture and war. Biblical scholarship frequently expresses some discomfort or embarrassment over this language, yet largely maintains the view that it should be interpreted positively as a complimentary and loving description of the body. If read without this hermeneutic, however, the imagery appears to construct nonsensical and r
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