| The Logic of Incest: A Structuralist Analysis of Hebrew Mythology Contributor(s): Kunin, Seth Daniel (Author) |
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ISBN: 0567449130 ISBN-13: 9780567449139 Publisher: Sheffield Academic Press OUR PRICE: $47.47 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History - Religion | Biblical Studies - Old Testament - General |
| Dewey: 222.110 |
| Series: Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.64" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.95 lbs) 297 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The myths of Genesis are the foundation for hundreds of texts written at later diachronically distinct and datable periods. Seven texts-Genesis itself, Genesis Rabbah, Pirke deRabbi Eliezer and mediaeval compilations-are examined here, with five interrelated questions in focus: Can structuralist theory be applied usefully to societies conscious of history and change? What is the relationship between continuity and trasformation as a mythological tradition develops diachronically? What role does diachronic development within a myth play in relation to its underlying structure? What is the synchronic structure of Israelite (or rather, biblical) myth? Are there identifiable patterns of transformation and continuity between biblical myth and the three diachronically distinct levels of rabbinic myth? |