Format:
Online-Ressource (xiv, 280 p)
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ill
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24 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
082646985X
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9780826469854
Series Statement:
T & T Clark library of biblical studies v.392
Content:
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
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-272) and indexes
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Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; INTRODUCTION; 1 THE PROBLEM OF THE BODY IN THE SONG OF SONGS; 2 UNCOVERING THE GROTESQUE BODY; 3 REVEALED AND CONCEALED: THE GROTESQUE BODY IN THE SONG OF SONGS; 4 ON READING THE GROTESQUE (EROTICALLY); CONCLUSION; Bibliography; Index
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
9780567365651
Additional Edition:
9780826469854
Additional Edition:
Print version Artifice of Love : Grotesque Bodies and the Song of Songs
Language:
English
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