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Between Sheol and Temple

Motif Structure and Function in the I-Psalms

by Martin Ravndal Hauge

  • Hardback
  • 322 pages
  • Publisher: Continuum
  • 15.6 x 23.4 x 2 cm

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As against traditional cultic and sociological interpretations of the 'I' Psalms, this original study stresses the 'I' as a literary figure. Yet on the other hand, the historical interest of the traditional models is retained, here with emphasis on 'original' function and intent. There is a common set of central motifs related to the 'I'-figure, most easily discernible when referring to categories of locality. The 'I' is depicted in a sacred landscape of contrasting localities-'Sheol' and 'Temple' connected by the concept of 'Way'. This motif structure deploys an ideological language in which the 'I' figure is an embodiment of a religious paradigm, that attests a process of actualization and integration. The religiosity of these texts is of a mystical character, pointing to some religious practice of intense personal character aimed at experience of a divine reality. No doubt the social location of such experience was among the elite, but some texts hint at a possible 'democratization' of the religious practice they portray.
Between Sheol and Temple and Spirituality of the Psalms
Spirituality of the PsalmsBetween Sheol and Temple

  • Author

    Martin Ravndal Hauge

  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    Continuum

  • Published

    March 1995

  • Weight

    627g

  • Page Count

    322

  • Dimensions

    15.6 x 23.4 x 2 cm

  • ISBN

    9781850754916

  • ISBN-10

    1850754918

  • Eden Code

    1181675

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