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The Aesthetics of Violence in the Prophets (Hardcover) Loot Price: R4,920
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The Aesthetics of Violence in the Prophets (Hardcover): Julia M O'Brien, Chris Franke

The Aesthetics of Violence in the Prophets (Hardcover)

Julia M O'Brien, Chris Franke

Series: The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies

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At the 2006 annual meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, the Prophetic Texts in their Ancient Contexts section devoted a session to the theme "The Aesthetics of Violence." Participants were invited to explore multiple dimensions of prophetic texts and their violent rhetoric. The results were rich-- engaging discussion of violent images in ancient Near Eastern art and in modern film, as well as advancing our understanding of the poetic skill required for invoking terror through words. This volume collects those essays as well as others especially commissioned for its creation. As a collection, they address questions that are at once ancient and distressingly-modern: What do violent images do to us? Do they encourage violent behavior and/or provide an alternative to actual violence? How do depictions of violence define boundaries between and within communities? What readers can and should readers make of the disturbing rhetoric of violent prophets? Contributors include Corrine Carvahlo, Cynthia Chapman, Chris Franke, Bob Haak, Mary Mills, Julia O'Brien, Kathleen O'Connor, Carolyn Sharp, Yvonne Sherwood, and Daniel Smith-Christopher.

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Imprint: T. & T. Clark
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies
Release date: June 2010
First published: June 2010
Editors: Julia M O'Brien • Chris Franke
Dimensions: 245 x 163 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 208
ISBN-13: 978-0-567-54811-5
Languages: English
Subtitles: English
Categories: Books
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LSN: 0-567-54811-2
Barcode: 9780567548115

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