Urban Imagination in Biblical Prophecy

Häftad, Engelska, 2014

Del i serien Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies

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Beskrivning

This volume brings together aspects of contemporary study of cultural geography and selected passages from prophetic texts of the Hebrew Bible/ Old Testament. The aim is to identify how the image of the city helps to construct meaning inside the biblical material. In order to carry out this task relevant textual narratives are analysed and then read from the viewpoint of space, place and urban studies. This latter category includes the works of Lefebvre, Bachelard, Soja, Massey, Amin and Thrift and Pile, among others. A major finding is that urban imagination is a tool by which the texts manage the experience of political and social events in a time of radical change.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2014-03-13
Mått:156 x 234 x 14 mm
Vikt:376 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies
Antal sidor:272
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9780567205049

Utforska kategorier

Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion
Kristendom inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Mary Mills is Professor of Biblical Studies at Liverpool Hope University, UK. She studied modern history before turning to Biblical Studies, completing a doctoral thesis at Heythrop College, University of London, UK.

Recensioner i media

Mills envisions the book “as a robust entry point into a currently emerging sub-discipline,” and it is indeed robustly engaged with fresh material.

Innehållsförteckning

IntroductionSECTION A: Defining Urban Psycho-geography 1. Urban Psycho-geographies 2. The prophet as Flaneur SECTION B: Space and Place in Prophetic Urban Imagination 3. Temple-space and Urban Imaginary in Biblical Prophecy 4. A Poetics of Sacred Space in Ezekiel's Temple-City 5. Narrative Space and RitualSpace in the Book of Joel SECTION C: Urban Imaginaries 6. The Great City in the Book of Jonah 7. The Visionary Space of the Sim-City in Zechariah 1-8 8. Deathscapes and the City in the Minor Prophets SECTION D: Analysing Urban Prophetic Imagination 9. Geography and Vision 10. Prophetic Cities Bibliography Indices