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Warfare, ritual, and symbol in biblical and modern contexts / edited by Brad Kelle, Frank R. Ames, and Jacob L. Wright.

Contributor(s): Series: Society of Biblical Literature. Ancient Israel and its literature ; | Ancient Israel and its literature ; no. 18.Publisher: Atlanta : Society of Biblical Literature, [2014]Copyright date: ©2014Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781589839595 (electronic bk.)
  • 1589839595 (electronic bk.)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Warfare, ritual, and symbol in biblical and modern contextsDDC classification:
  • 221.8/355 23
LOC classification:
  • BS1199.W2
Online resources: Summary: "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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"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.

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