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Body as Landscape, Love as Intoxication: Conceptual Metaphors in the Song of Songs

Brian P. Gault

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Description:Explore metaphors in the exquisite and enigmatic poetry of Song of Songs One of the chief difficulties in interpreting the Song’s lyrics is the unusual imagery used to depict the lovers’ bodies. Why is the maiden’s hair compared to a flock of goats (4:1), the man’s cheeks likened to garden beds of spice (5:13), and the eyes of both lovers described as doves (4:1; 5:12)? While scholars speculate on the significance of these images, a systematic inquiry into the Song’s body metaphors is curiously absent. Based on insights from cognitive linguistics, this study incorporates biblical and comparative data to uncover the meaning of these metaphors surveying literature in the eastern Mediterranean (and beyond) that shares a similar form (poetry) and theme (love). Gault presents an interpretation of the Song’s body imagery that sheds light on the perception of beauty in Israel and its relationship to surrounding cultures. Features Exploration of the Song’s use of universal themes and culturally specific variations Discussion of the Song’s literary structure and unity Brian P. Gault is Associate Professor of Old Testament and Hebrew at Columbia Biblical Seminary in Columbia, South Carolina.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Body as Landscape, Love as Intoxication: Conceptual Metaphors in the Song of Songs. To get started finding Body as Landscape, Love as Intoxication: Conceptual Metaphors in the Song of Songs, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Explore metaphors in the exquisite and enigmatic poetry of Song of Songs One of the chief difficulties in interpreting the Song’s lyrics is the unusual imagery used to depict the lovers’ bodies. Why is the maiden’s hair compared to a flock of goats (4:1), the man’s cheeks likened to garden beds of spice (5:13), and the eyes of both lovers described as doves (4:1; 5:12)? While scholars speculate on the significance of these images, a systematic inquiry into the Song’s body metaphors is curiously absent. Based on insights from cognitive linguistics, this study incorporates biblical and comparative data to uncover the meaning of these metaphors surveying literature in the eastern Mediterranean (and beyond) that shares a similar form (poetry) and theme (love). Gault presents an interpretation of the Song’s body imagery that sheds light on the perception of beauty in Israel and its relationship to surrounding cultures. Features Exploration of the Song’s use of universal themes and culturally specific variations Discussion of the Song’s literary structure and unity Brian P. Gault is Associate Professor of Old Testament and Hebrew at Columbia Biblical Seminary in Columbia, South Carolina.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Body as Landscape, Love as Intoxication: Conceptual Metaphors in the Song of Songs. To get started finding Body as Landscape, Love as Intoxication: Conceptual Metaphors in the Song of Songs, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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