Constructions of Space V
Place, Space and Identity in the Ancient Mediterranean World
Published on 14. February 2013
Book
Hardback
288 pages
978-0-567-25563-1 (ISBN)
Description
This fascinating collection investigates the inherent spatiality of human existence. The contributors discuss ancient Mediterranean texts and societies from a decidedly spatial perspective, debating over such issues as narratological space, critical spatiality, sociological theories on space, space and identity, space and body. The volume consists of three parts and commences with three studies focusing on theoretical approaches towards spatial analysis and application of the theory to specific Old and New Testament texts. The essays in the second part examine the sacred space and the formation of identity, with particular attention to Jerusalem and the temple seen as sacred space and the lived experience of authors describing this space in various ways. The third part discusses the spatial theory and its application to a variety of texts ranging from the Epic of Gilgamesh to the New Testament.
Reviews / Votes
To my mind, the most important contribution of this book is the dialogue, never fully explicit, among its authors on the ways in which consideration of space and place might enhance our understanding of the Hebrew Bible, the world in which it originated, and the worlds to which it gave rise... The authors of this volume have...helped advance the conversation. -- Mark W. Hamilton, Abilene Christian University * Reviews in Religion and Theology * The publication gives an overview of the possibilities and the recent progress of critical spatiality. It indicates how disparate disciplines and fields can be combined in a spatial examination. It succeeds in proving that critical spatiality has become part of the exegetical enterprise. It is highly recommended for scholars to keep track of the development of spatial analysis. -- Peter M. Venter, University of Pretoria, South Africa * Journal of Theological Studies (Vol. 64.2) * Review * Zeitschrift fuer die Alttestamentliche Wissenschaft, 2013, Issue 125 *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
593 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-567-25563-1 (9780567255631)
DOI
CBID168951
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Gert T.M. Prinsloo is Professor of Semitic Languages in the Department of Ancient Languages at the University of Pretoria, South Africa.
Christl M. Maier is Professor of Old Testament at Philipps-University Marburg, Germany.
Christl M. Maier is Professor of Old Testament at Philipps-University Marburg, Germany.
Content
Introduction: Place, Space, and Identity in the Ancient Mediterranean World - Christl M. Maier and Gert T. M. Prinsloo
Part I: Prospectives, Perspectives and Methods
1. Space and Identity in the Ancient Mediterranean World: Theory and Practice with Reference to the Book of Jonah, Gert T. M. Prinsloo
2. Fiction and Space in Deuteronomy, Michaela Geiger
3. Critical Spatial Theory 2.0, Matthew Sleeman
Part II: Sacred Space and the Formation of Identity
4. The Implied Transcendence of Physical and Ideological Borders and Boundaries in Psalm 47, Jo-Mari Schaeder
5. Jerusalem, the Holy City: The Meaning of the City of Jerusalem in the Books of Ezra-Nehemiah, Maria Haeusl
6. Whose Mother? Whose Space? Jerusalem in Third Isaiah, Christl M. Maier
7. The Menalyaning of the City of Jerusalem in the Book of Tobit: An Asis of the Jerusalem Hymn in Tobit 13.8-18, Johanna Rautenberg
Part III: Place, Space, Identity: Theory and Practice
9. From the Walls of Uruk: Reflections on Space in the Gilgamesh Epic, Gerda de Villiers
10. Family as Lived Space: An Interdisciplinary and Intertextual Reading of Genesis 34, Reineth and Gert Prinsloo
11. (Re-)Siting Space and Identity of Gibeonites and Japanese Americans, Johnny Miles
12. Narrative Space and the Construction of Meaning in the Book of Joel, Mary Mills
13. Unfocused Narrative Space in Tobit 1.1-2.14, Ronald van der Berg
14. From Urban Nightmares to Dream Cities: Revealing the Apocalyptic Cityscape, Carla Sulzbach
Part I: Prospectives, Perspectives and Methods
1. Space and Identity in the Ancient Mediterranean World: Theory and Practice with Reference to the Book of Jonah, Gert T. M. Prinsloo
2. Fiction and Space in Deuteronomy, Michaela Geiger
3. Critical Spatial Theory 2.0, Matthew Sleeman
Part II: Sacred Space and the Formation of Identity
4. The Implied Transcendence of Physical and Ideological Borders and Boundaries in Psalm 47, Jo-Mari Schaeder
5. Jerusalem, the Holy City: The Meaning of the City of Jerusalem in the Books of Ezra-Nehemiah, Maria Haeusl
6. Whose Mother? Whose Space? Jerusalem in Third Isaiah, Christl M. Maier
7. The Menalyaning of the City of Jerusalem in the Book of Tobit: An Asis of the Jerusalem Hymn in Tobit 13.8-18, Johanna Rautenberg
Part III: Place, Space, Identity: Theory and Practice
9. From the Walls of Uruk: Reflections on Space in the Gilgamesh Epic, Gerda de Villiers
10. Family as Lived Space: An Interdisciplinary and Intertextual Reading of Genesis 34, Reineth and Gert Prinsloo
11. (Re-)Siting Space and Identity of Gibeonites and Japanese Americans, Johnny Miles
12. Narrative Space and the Construction of Meaning in the Book of Joel, Mary Mills
13. Unfocused Narrative Space in Tobit 1.1-2.14, Ronald van der Berg
14. From Urban Nightmares to Dream Cities: Revealing the Apocalyptic Cityscape, Carla Sulzbach