Centrality in the Book of Ruth
The mathematics of social network analysis may be employed to determine the central character in a narrative. In this article, a number of centrality measures are utilised in order to illuminate the issue of the central character in the Book of Ruth. The mathematical analysis surprisingly points to...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Publié: |
Brill
2018
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| Dans: |
Vetus Testamentum
Année: 2018, Volume: 68, Numéro: 1, Pages: 41-50 |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Bibel. Rut
/ Personnage littéraire
/ Importance
/ Analyse des réseaux (Sociologie)
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| RelBib Classification: | HB Ancien Testament ZB Sociologie |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Ruth
social network analysis
centrality
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| Accès en ligne: |
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Édition parallèle: | Non-électronique
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| Résumé: | The mathematics of social network analysis may be employed to determine the central character in a narrative. In this article, a number of centrality measures are utilised in order to illuminate the issue of the central character in the Book of Ruth. The mathematical analysis surprisingly points to Boaz as being the most central character of the book, but highlights the fact that “centrality” is an elusive concept. |
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| ISSN: | 1568-5330 |
| Contient: | In: Vetus Testamentum
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15685330-12341310 |