The Fantastic in Religious Narrative from Exodus to Elisha
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The Fantastic in Religious Narrative from Exodus to Elisha. / Feldt, Laura.
London : Equinox Publishing, 2012. 292 p. (BibleWorld).Research output: Book/Report › Book › Research › peer-review
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T1 - The Fantastic in Religious Narrative from Exodus to Elisha
AU - Feldt, Laura
PY - 2012/4/13
Y1 - 2012/4/13
N2 - The Fantastic in Religious Narrative from Exodus to Elisha examines the astonishing array of marvels, monsters, and magic depicted in the Hebrew Bible. These stories –with the Exodus narrative at their centre – do not read as foundational stories, affirming triumphantly and unambiguously the bond between the deity, his people, and their territory. Rather, they are texts which offer ambiguity and uncertainty. As such, they encourage reflection and doubt as much as belief and meaningfulness. The fantasy narratives in Exodus, Numbers, Judges and Kings are the focus. Aiming to discover their fantastic power rather than to explain that power away, the book argues for the need to incorporate destabilization, disorientation, and ambiguity more strongly into theories of what religious narrative is and does.
AB - The Fantastic in Religious Narrative from Exodus to Elisha examines the astonishing array of marvels, monsters, and magic depicted in the Hebrew Bible. These stories –with the Exodus narrative at their centre – do not read as foundational stories, affirming triumphantly and unambiguously the bond between the deity, his people, and their territory. Rather, they are texts which offer ambiguity and uncertainty. As such, they encourage reflection and doubt as much as belief and meaningfulness. The fantasy narratives in Exodus, Numbers, Judges and Kings are the focus. Aiming to discover their fantastic power rather than to explain that power away, the book argues for the need to incorporate destabilization, disorientation, and ambiguity more strongly into theories of what religious narrative is and does.
KW - Faculty of Humanities
KW - The fantastic
KW - Bible
KW - Old Testament
KW - Exodus
KW - Criticism
KW - Narrative
M3 - Book
SN - 9781845539429
T3 - BibleWorld
BT - The Fantastic in Religious Narrative from Exodus to Elisha
PB - Equinox Publishing
CY - London
ER -
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