Bodies, Embodiment, and Theology of the Hebrew Bible Contributor(s): Kamionkowski, S. Tamar (Editor), Kim, Wonil (Editor), Mein, Andrew (Editor) |
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ISBN: 056754799X ISBN-13: 9780567547996 Publisher: T&T Clark OUR PRICE: $198.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2010 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - Old Testament - Religion | Sexuality & Gender Studies |
Dewey: 221.6 |
LCCN: 2010279616 |
Series: Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.3" W x 9.3" (1.25 lbs) 272 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Recognizing that human experience is very much influenced by inhabiting bodies, the past decade has seen a surge in studies about representation of bodies in religious experience and human imaginations regarding the Divine. The understanding of embodiment as central to human experience has made a big impact within religious studies particularly in contemporary Christian theology, feminist, cultural and ideological criticism and anthropological approaches to the Hebrew Bible. Within the sub-field of theology of the Hebrew Bible, the conversation is still dominated by assumptions that the God of the Hebrew Bible does not have a body and that embodiment of the divine is a new concept introduced outside of the Hebrew Bible. To a great extent, the insights regarding how body discourse can communicate information have not yet been incorporated into theological studies. |