The artifice of love: grotesque bodies in the Song of songs
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1. Verfasser: Black, Fiona C. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London T & T Clark ©2009
Schriftenreihe:Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies 392
T & T Clark library of biblical studies
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-272) and indexes
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)
The 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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ISBN:9780567365651
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082646985X
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