Power and emotion in ancient Judaism: community and identity in formation
Offers a theoretical account of the relationship between power, emotion, and identity through an analysis of ancient Jewish texts.
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York
University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations
2021
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| In: | Year: 2021 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Mermelstein, Ari, 1971-, Power and emotion in ancient Judaism] (2022) (Mirguet, Françoise, 1980 -)
[Rezension von: Mermelstein, Ari, 1971-, Power and emotion in ancient Judaism] (2022) (Simkovich, Malka Z.) |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Early Judaism
/ Strength
/ Emotion
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| Further subjects: | B
Qumran community
B Apocryphal books (Old Testament) Criticism, interpretation, etc B Jews History 586 B.C.-70 A.D B Dead Sea Scrolls B Judaism History Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D B Electronic books |
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| Summary: | Offers a theoretical account of the relationship between power, emotion, and identity through an analysis of ancient Jewish texts. Cover -- Half-title -- Title page -- Copyright information -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction Power and Emotion in Ancient Judaism: Emotion Discourses and Jewish Feelings of Power -- I.1 Feeling Power in Contexts of Power -- I.2 Why Do Emotions Have a History? -- I.3 Discourses of Emotion and Power Relations -- I.4 The Power of Ancient Jewish Emotion Discourses -- Part I Jewish Emotional Resistance to Gentile Power-Over in the Greco-Roman Diaspora -- 1 Emotional Resistance to Physical Power-Over: The Performative Power of the Public Spectacle in 4 Maccabees -- 1.1 Power Struggles for Control over Emotion Discourse -- 1.2 The Performative Power of Emotional Resistance -- 1.3 Martyrdom As Alternative Form of Power -- 1.4 The Role of Emotion in Contests of Power -- Power-Over -- Emotional Resistance to Power -- Power-to -- Emotional Power-Over -- 1.5 Martyrdom As Spectacle: The Effect of Emotional Resistance on an Audience -- 1.6 Importance of the Body in the Spectacle of Emotional Resistance -- Provoking Emotional Change through Emotional Contagion -- Mechanisms for Facilitating Empathy and Emotional Contagion in 4 Maccabees -- 1.7 Conclusion: The Historical Context of 4 Maccabees and the Jewish Emotional Habitus -- 2 Emotional Resistance to Domination: Feeling Rules as Proxies for Power in Joseph and Aseneth -- 2.1 Feminine Resistance to Masculine Emotional Domination -- 2.2 Anger and Courage in Their Ancient Context -- 2.3 Aseneth's Post-conversion Repudiation of Manly Anger -- 2.4 Aseneth's Post-conversion Repudiation of Manly Courage -- 2.5 Aseneth's Pre-conversion Anger -- 2.6 Aseneth the Monotheist and the Attributes of Courage -- 2.7 Philanthropia As the Product of Pity-Oriented Courage -- 2.8 Conclusion: Philanthropia and the Historical Context of Joseph and Aseneth. |
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| ISBN: | 1108934633 |