There''s Such Divinity Doth Hedge a King : Selected Essays of Nicolas Wyatt on Royal Ideology in Ugaritic and Old Testament Literature

Name: There''s Such Divinity Doth Hedge a King
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd
SKU: 9780754653301
Price: 30950 KES
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ISBN: 9780754653301

by Nicolas Wyatt

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Format Hardback

Book Series Society for Old Testament Study

ISBN-10 0754653307

ISBN-13 9780754653301

Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd

Imprint Routledge

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Jul 19th, 2005

Print length 312 Pages

Weight 622 grams

Dimensions 16.30 x 24.10 x 2.30 cms

Product Classification: Biography and non-fiction prose Prose: non-fiction Church history Christianity

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Presents Nicolas Wyatt's discussions of royal ideology, its mythic and ritual expressions and various literary treatments in ancient Israel, viewed from a comparative perspective. The author considers the main early cultural influences on Israel and emphasizes the mythic dimension in which the 'divinity' of the king is a real factor.

The ideology of power is as much a part of modern life as in the ancient world, in which it has its long-lasting roots. Communities have always provided a supernatural sanction for the maintenance of power by the few, often dressing it up in elaborate mythic fictions, rich iconography and complex rituals. This volume presents Nicolas Wyatt''s discussions of royal ideology, its mythic and ritual expressions and various literary treatments in ancient Israel, viewed from a comparative perspective. Exploring the possibility that in many of the manifestations of Israelite kingship we can detect the influence of broader cultural patterns, notably as found in Egyptian and West Semitic contexts, he considers the main early cultural influences on Israel and emphasizes the mythic dimension in which the ''divinity'' of the king is a real factor.

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