Embodied Techniques: The Communal Formation of the Maskil’s Self

This article explores the significance of the posture of full prostration by the Maskil that appears uniquely in association with him in the Hodayot. Using theoretical frameworks from ritual studies and embodied cognition, as well as traditional philological work, I argue that the Maskil’s prostrati...

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Publié dans:Dead Sea discoveries
Autres titres:Religious Experience and the Dead Sea Scrolls
Auteur principal: Newman, Judith H. 1961- (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Brill 2015
Dans: Dead Sea discoveries
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Hymnenrolle / Proskynèse / Maskil / Corps / Communauté de Qumrân
RelBib Classification:HD Judaïsme ancien
NBE Anthropologie
RC Liturgie
Sujets non-standardisés:B Hodayot, Maskil embodiment disciplinary practices prostration cultural memory habitus
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Résumé:This article explores the significance of the posture of full prostration by the Maskil that appears uniquely in association with him in the Hodayot. Using theoretical frameworks from ritual studies and embodied cognition, as well as traditional philological work, I argue that the Maskil’s prostration summons the cultural memory of Moses as chief intercessor. This embodied technique serves not only to form the self of the leader in relation to the Yaḥad, but shapes the community that worships with him in the gathered assembly.
ISSN:1568-5179
Contient:Enthalten in: Dead Sea discoveries
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/15685179-12341361