Recovering the daughter's nakedness : a formal analysis of Israelite kinship terminology and the internal logic of Leviticus 18 / Madeline Gay McClenney-Sadler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McClenney-Sadler, Madeline Gay.

Series:

Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies ; 476.

T & T Clark library of biblical studies

Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies ; 476

T&T Clark library of biblical studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Leviticus.

Kinship--Biblical teaching.

Kinship.

Bible. Leviticus--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Biblical teaching.

Physical Description:

xv, 132 pages : illustrations, charts ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : T&T Clark, [2007]

Summary:

In order to assess the purpose and function of the incest narratives in the Pentateuch and the incest prohibitions of Leviticus 18, McClenney-Sadler's book offers a formal examination of ancient Israelite kniship terminology. A "formal" analysis of kinship terms is a method employed ny ethnographers to compare the kinship system of any given society with one of the six conventionally recognized kinship systems worldwide.>

Contents:

Introduction

Methodological considerations

Anthropological approaches to understanding incest prohibitions

A formal analysis of ancient Israel's kinship terminology

Preferred marriage, post-marital residence, and descent in ancient Israel

Incest in Leviticus 18 and the Pentateuchal narratives: a socio-structural reading

Summary and conclusion: Israelite kinship and the internal logic of Leviticus 18.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [111]-126) and indexes.

ISBN:

0567026760

9780567026767

OCLC:

123767200