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Title |
Title of document |
Ornitheology - Worth More than Many Sparrows |
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Creator |
Author's name, affiliation, country |
Francis Landy; University of Alberta; Canada |
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Subject |
Discipline(s) |
Religious Studies |
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Keyword(s) |
academic study of religion; Christianity; Willi Braun; Toronto School; religion in antiquity; Method & Theory in the Study of Religion; religious data; Christian origins; biblical studies |
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Subject |
Subject classification |
academic study of religion; Christianity; biblical studies |
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Description |
Abstract |
The Hebrew Bible is full of birds, which, like all symbols, hover between the real and the imaginary. I explore the full range avian imagery in the Hebrew Bible, from eagles as a metaphor for YHWH, to angelic creatures, to the story of creation, and to birds as metaphors for death and for love. Two wild birds figure in the purification ritual of the leper, one going free, one slaughtered. The ostrich in Job is stupid, absurd, and triumphant, its laughter exemplifying its freedom. The essay is dedicated to Willi, a wise owl. |
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Publisher |
Organizing agency, location |
Equinox Publishing Ltd |
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Date |
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03-Feb-2023 |
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Peer-reviewed Article |
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Format |
File format |
PDF |
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Identifier |
Uniform Resource Identifier |
https://journals.equinoxpub.com/index.php/books/article/view/43712 |
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Identifier |
Digital Object Identifier |
10.1558/equinox.43712 |
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Source |
Journal/conference title; vol., no. (year) |
Equinox eBooks Publishing; Worth More than Many Sparrows |
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Language |
English=en |
en |
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Rights |
Copyright and permissions |
Copyright 2014 Equinox Publishing Ltd |