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As against traditional cultic and sociological interpretations of the 'I' Psalms, this original study stresses the 'I' as a literary figure. Yet on the other hand, the historical interest of the traditional models is retained, here with emphasis on 'original' function and intent. There is a common set of central motifs related to the 'I'-figure, most easily discernible when referring to categories of locality. The 'I' is depicted in a sacred landscape of contrasting localities-'Sheol' and 'Temple' connected by the concept of 'Way'. This motif structure deploys an ideological language in which the 'I' figure is an embodiment of a religious paradigm, that attests a process of actualization and integration. The religiosity of these texts is of a mystical character, pointing to some religious practice of intense personal character aimed at experience of a divine reality. No doubt the social location of such experience was among the elite, but some texts hint at a possible 'democratization' of the religious practice they portray.

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Book category Books in English Humanities Religion & beliefs Christianity

• Full title: Between Sheol and Temple
• Subtitle: Motif Structure and Function in the I-Psalms
• Author: Martin R. Hauge
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 322
• EAN: 9781850754916
• ISBN: 1850754918
• ID: 05108693
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
• Weight: 300 g
• Dimensions: 234 × 156 × 19 mm
• Date of publishing: 01. March 1995

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