Acedia, ‘Bourgeois Ennui’, and Kingship in the Hebrew Bible and The Epic of Gilgamesh
This article first discusses the concept of acedia/restlessness in Christian monastic and scholastic thought, as well as modern philosophy. Using it as a heuristic tool, it then proceeds to examine this phenomenon in relation to ANE kingship, arguing that a monarch’s unfocused and unchecked energy (...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2021
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The journal of theological studies
Year: 2021, Volume: 72, Issue: 2, Pages: 539-579 |
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Gilgamesh epic
/ Gilgamesch ca. 28./27. Jh. v. Chr.
/ Bible. Samuel 2. 11-12
/ David, Israel, König
/ Accidie
/ Scholasticism
/ Monasticism
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| RelBib Classification: | BC Ancient Orient; religion HB Old Testament KAE Church history 900-1300; high Middle Ages KCA Monasticism; religious orders NCA Ethics |
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