
Biblical Animality after Jacques Derrida
Hannah M. Strommen(Author)
Society of Biblical Literature (Publisher)
Published on 13. July 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
196 pages
978-1-62837-212-0 (ISBN)
Description
According to Genesis, humans are made in God’s image but animals are not. Hannah M. Strømmen challenges this view by critiquing the boundary between humans and animals in the Bible through the work of philosopher Jacques Derrida. Building on Derrida’s The Animal That Therefore I Am, Strømmen brings to light significant moments where the lines between the divine, human, and animal are ambiguous. A rich range of biblical texts are covered, from Noah as the first carnivorous man in Genesis 9 to the vision of clean and unclean animals in Acts 10 and from Daniel’s political and apocalyptic animals to Revelation’s beasts.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Atlanta
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
293 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-62837-212-0 (9781628372120)
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