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We Think What We Eat: Structuralist Analysis Of Israelite Food Rules And Other Mythological And Cultural Domains (412) - Couverture rigide

Kunin, Seth Daniel

 
9780567081773: We Think What We Eat: Structuralist Analysis Of Israelite Food Rules And Other Mythological And Cultural Domains (412)
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ISBN 10 : 056708177X ISBN 13 : 9780567081773
Editeur : T.& T.Clark Ltd, 2004

Synopsis

In We Think What We Eat, Seth Kunin presents both an appreciation and critique of Professor Mary Douglas' classical work on Israelite food rules. He places her arguments into the context of related anthropological approaches and suggests a new interpretation of the food rules system based on a rigorous application of structuralist theory. Kunin then goes on to extend this analysis to other areas of Israelite culture. Through detailed analysis of texts from Genesis, Exodus and Judges, he demonstrates that the same structural pattern found in the first section in respect of ritual is also characteristic of the mythological material. This section of the book also takes up the issue of structural transformation. It examines the processes found as the myths move from the Israelite context to that of the rabbis, the authors of the New Testament and of the Book of Mormon. The arguments presented demonstrate that as the myths move from culture to culture diachronically and geographically while the same mythological elements are retained they are restructured and organized based on the structural needs of the new cultural context. Kunin is also interested in issues of structuralist theory. Thus, he addresses issues related to the processes of structural transformation - suggesting processes that lead to changes in structural emphasis and those relating to more significant transformations. This is volume 412 in the Journal for the Study of the Old Testament Supplement series.

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À propos de l'auteur

Professor Seth D. Kunin is the Director of Research in the College of Arts and Social Sciences of the University of Aberdeen. He received his PhD in Anthropology from the University of Cambridge.

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Éditeur
T.& T.Clark Ltd
Date d'édition
2004
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
056708177X
ISBN 13 
9780567081773
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
266
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