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Language: English
Published by Sheffield Academic Press, 1996
- First Edition
- Hardcover
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8vo in the original cloth binding, Journal for the study of the old testament supplement series - 226, Overall an excellent near fine copy. All books are posted in a sturdy book box, Overseas orders may require extra postal costs.
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- Title
- Joshua and the Rhetoric of Violence: A New Historicist Analysis
- Author
- Rowlett, Lori L.
- Publisher
- Sheffield Academic Press
- Publication year
- 1996
- Condition
- Near fine
- Dust jacket
- No Jacket
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1850756279
- ISBN 13
- 9781850756279
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Item weight
- 408 grams
- Dimensions
- 6.14 inches width by 9.21 inches height by 0.5 inches depth
- Seller catalogs
- Religion
'Joshua and the Rhetoric of Violence' examines the book of Joshua as a construction of national identity. This pioneering New Historicist analysis shows how the Deuteronomist used war oracle language and epic historical lore to negotiate sociopolitical boundaries. It asserts that text and context interacted in a programme consolidating King Josiah's authority in the wake of Assyrian imperial collapse. The book argues that the conquest narrative is not simple 'us against them' propaganda but a complex web of negotiations defining identity and otherness. The analysis draws on Foucault's principle that power is something exercised rather than merely possessed.
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About the Author
Claudia V. Camp is Professor of Religion at Texas Christian University, USA and was on the steering committee of the Seminar. She is currently co-general editor of the LHBOTS series, as well as the author or editor of 4 books and numerous articles.
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