Description
| Summary: | Joshua and the Rhetoric of Violence' examines the book of Joshua as a construction of national identity. This pioneering New Historicist analysis shows how the Deuteronomist used war oracle language and epic historical lore to negotiate sociopolitical boundaries. It asserts that text and context interacted in a programme consolidating King Josiah's authority in the wake of Assyrian imperial collapse. The book argues that the conquest narrative is not simple 'us against them' propaganda but a complex web of negotiations defining identity and otherness. The analysis draws on Foucault's principle.
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| Item Description: | Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral--University of Cambridge). |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (197 pages) |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 184-191) and indexes. |
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| ISBN: | 9780567383167
0567383164
1281813877
9781281813879
9786611813871
661181387X |
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| Language: | English. |
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| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
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