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The Fantastic in Religious Narrative from Exodus to Elisha (Hardcover, New)
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The Fantastic in Religious Narrative from Exodus to Elisha (Hardcover, New)
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The Fantastic in Religious Narrative from Exodus to Elisha argues
that perspectives drawn from literary-critical theories of the
fantastic and fantasy are apt to explore Hebrew Bible religious
narratives. The book focuses on the narratives' marvels, monsters,
and magic, rather than whether or not the stories depict historical
events. The Exodus narrative (Ex 1-18) and a selection of
additional Hebrew Bible narratives (Num 11-14, Judg 6-8, 1 Kings
17-19, 2 Kings 4-7) are analysed from a fantasy-theoretical
perspective. The 'fantasy perspective' helps to make sense of
elements of these narratives that - although prominently featured
in the stories - have previously often been explained by being
explained away. These case studies can illuminate Hebrew Bible
religion and offer wider perspectives on religious narrative
generally. In light of the fantasy-theoretical approach, these
Hebrew Bible stories - with the Exodus narrative at the centre -
read not as foundational stories, affirming triumphantly and
unambiguously the bond between the deity, his people, and their
territory, but rather as texts that harbour and even actively
encourage ambiguity and uncertainty, not necessarily prompting
belief, orientation, and a sense of meaningfulness, but also
open-ended reflection and doubt. The case studies suggest that
other religious narratives, both in and beyond the Judaic
tradition, may also be amenable to interpretation in these terms,
thus questioning a dominant trend in myth studies. The results of
the analyses lead to a discussion of the role of ambiguity,
uncertainty, and transformation in religious narrative in broader
perspective, and to a questioning of the emphasis in the study of
religion on the capacity of religious narrative for founding and
maintaining institutions, orienting identity, and defending order
over disorder. The book suggests the wider importance of
incorporating destabilisation, disorientation, and ambiguity more
strongly into theories of what religious narrative is and does.
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