My Account Log in

2 options

Serek ha-yaḥad (1QS) in dialogue with mimetic theory : scapegoat mechanisms unveiled / by Kamilla Skarström Hinojosa.

Van Pelt Library BM488.M3 S53 2024
Loading location information...

Available This item is available for access.

Log in to request item
Library at the Katz Center - Stacks BM488.M3 S53 2024
Loading location information...

By Request Item cannot be checked out at the library but can be requested.

Log in to request item
Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Skarström Hinojosa, Kamilla, 1968- author.
Series:
Studies on the texts of the desert of Judah, 0169-9962 ; volume 146
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Manual of discipline--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Manual of discipline.
Manual of discipline--Criticism, Textual.
Qumran community.
Dead Sea scrolls.
Violence--Religious aspects.
Violence.
Scapegoat.
Mimesis in literature.
Girard, René, 1923-2015--Influence.
Girard, René.
Physical Description:
X, 292 pages ; 24 cm
Place of Publication:
Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2024]
Summary:
"What holds a society together, what makes it dissolve, and how is a society in crisis restored? These are the questions explored in this study, which brings the Serek ha-Yahad (IQS) into dialogue with mimetic theory. It thus aims to shed light on the forms of life and thought in the yahad, as well as on their underlying reason and purpose. From the analysis emerges an image of a community that not only has a strong awareness of the mechanisms of violence, but also of its cure. Its hierarchical organization and strict regulations are motivated by a perceived dissolution of contemporary society. By subordinating personal desire to community discipline and by establishing a system of differentiation, the yahad seeks to provide a model of how a society ought to be functioning"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
The Mimetic Theory of René Girard
The Imperative of the Ritual (I, 1-III, 12)
Myth Subverted (III, 13-IV, 26)
The Imperative of the Prohibition (V, 1-VII, 25)
A Foundation for Truth (VIII, 1-IX, 11)
The Innocent Victim Revealed (IX, 12-XI, 22)
A New Social Contract.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contains:
Manual of discipline. English
Other Format:
Online version: Skarström Hinojosa, Kamilla, 1968- Serek ha-yaḥad (1qs) in dialogue with mimetic theory
ISBN:
9789004686434
9004686436
OCLC:
1395539066

The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.

My Account

Shelf Request an item Bookmarks Fines and fees Settings

Guides

Using the Library Catalog Using Articles+ Library Account