We think what we eat: neo-structuralist analysis of Israelite food rules and other cultural and textual practices
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1. Verfasser: Kunin, Seth Daniel 1961- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London T & T Clark International ©2004
Schriftenreihe:Journal for the study of the Old Testament 412
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-250) and indexes
Introduction; Overview; Chapter 1 Theoretical and Methodological Presuppositions; Chapter 2 Israelite Food Rules Revisited; Chapter 3 The Death of Isaac; Chapter 4 The Bridegroom of Blood; Chapter 5 Perilous Wives and (Relatively) Safe Sisters; Chapter 6 Israel and the Nations; Chapter 7 The Structure of Hebrew Thought; Bibliography; Index of Biblical References; Index of Mishnaic and Rabbinic Literature; General Index
In We Think What We Eat, Seth Kunin presents both an appreciation and critique of Professor Mary Douglas' classical work on Israelite food rules. He places her arguments into the context of related anthropological approaches and suggests a new interpretation of the food rules system based on a rigorous application of structuralist theory. Kunin then goes on to extend this analysis to other areas of Israelite culture. Through detailed analysis of texts from Genesis, Exodus and Judges, he demonstrates that the same structural pattern found in the first section in respect of ritual is also charac
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ISBN:9780567228017
0567228010
056708177X
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