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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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Continuum,
2007.
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| Colección: | Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies ;
#476. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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 terms can incest prohibitions be properly understood. A ""formal"" analysis of kinship terms is a method employed ny ethnographers to compare the kinship system of any given society with one of the six conventionally recognized kinship systems worldwide. There are very specific culturally patterned and. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xv, 132 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 111-126) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 0567432432 9780567432438 |