Portrayals of economic exchange in the book of Kings / by Roger S. Nam.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nam, Roger S.

Contributor:

ebrary, Inc.

Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

Series:

Biblical interpretation series ; v. 112.

Biblical interpretation series, 0928-0731 ; v. 112

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Kings.

Economics in the Bible.

Bible. Kings--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 222 pages).

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2012.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Nam (Biblical studies, George Fox U.) examines the biblical Book of Kings from an economic perspective, focusing on exchange. He draws on the work of Karl Polyani to understand how that exchange was embedded into pre-capitalist social relations, but also examines Karl Marx and Max Weber's approach to political economy. After introducing Polyani's economic anthropology, he considers symmetrical and asymmetrical reciprocity, the ideology of tribute, temple redistribution, non-elite reciprocity, whether Israel understood price-setting markets, and specific references to market exchange in the Book of Kings. The last two chapters presents a social analysis that suggests Israel was a mixed and informal economy, while also pointing out directions for future research. This text is a revision of Nam's doctoral dissertation. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. Available via World Wide Web.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

Other Format:

Print version: Portrayals of economic exchange in the book of Kings.

ISBN:

9004224165

9789004224162

Publisher Number:

99948090309

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