Serek ha-yaḥad (1QS) in dialogue with mimetic theory: scapegoat mechanisms unveiled

"What holds a society together, what makes it dissolve, and how is a society in crisis restored? These are the questions explored in this study, which brings the Serek ha-Yahad (IQS) into dialogue with mimetic theory. It thus aims to shed light on the forms of life and thought in the yahad, as...

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Published in:Studies on the texts of the desert of Judah
Main Author: Skarström Hinojosa, Kamilla 1968- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Leiden Boston Brill [2024]
In: Studies on the texts of the desert of Judah (volume 146)
Year: 2024
Series/Journal:Studies on the texts of the desert of Judah volume 146
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Qumran Community / Violence / Disciplining / War of religion / Textual criticism / Girard, René 1923-2015
RelBib Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
HD Early Judaism
Further subjects:B Qumran community
B Girard, René (1923-2015) Influence
B Dead Sea Scrolls
B Mimesis in literature
B Violence Religious aspects
B Scapegoat
B Manual of discipline Criticism, interpretation, etc
B Manual of discipline Criticism, Textual
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Summary:"What holds a society together, what makes it dissolve, and how is a society in crisis restored? These are the questions explored in this study, which brings the Serek ha-Yahad (IQS) into dialogue with mimetic theory. It thus aims to shed light on the forms of life and thought in the yahad, as well as on their underlying reason and purpose. From the analysis emerges an image of a community that not only has a strong awareness of the mechanisms of violence, but also of its cure. Its hierarchical organization and strict regulations are motivated by a perceived dissolution of contemporary society. By subordinating personal desire to community discipline and by establishing a system of differentiation, the yahad seeks to provide a model of how a society ought to be functioning"--
Item Description:Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 255-267
ISBN:9004686436