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Recovering the daughter's nakedness : a formal analysis of Israelite kinship terminology and the internal logic of Leviticus 18 /

In€ order to assess the purpose and function of the incest narratives in the Pentateuch and the incest prohibitions of Leviticus 18, McClenney-Sadler's book offers a formal examination of ancient Israelite kniship terminology. According to anthropologists, only through a formal analysis of kin...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McClenney-Sadler, Madeline Gay
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : T & T Clark International, ©2007.
Colección:T & T Clark library of biblical studies.
Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies ; 476.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Methodological considerations
  • Anthropological approaches to understanding incest prohibitions
  • A formal analysis of Israel's kinship terminology
  • Preferred marriage, post-marital residence, and descent in ancient Israel
  • Incest in Leviticus 18 and the Pentateuchal narratives : a socio-structural reading
  • Conclusions: Israelite kinship & the internal logic of Leviticus.